# Manager II, Engineering - Applied AI (NorAm)

**Company:** [Datadog](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/datadog)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $234k – $300k/yr
**Skills:** Machine Learning, AI, LLMs, Agentic Systems, Anomaly Detection, Time-Series Modeling, NLP, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, ML Infrastructure, Data Pipelines
**Posted:** 2026-02-24

> Lead multiple engineering teams building AI-powered features for Datadog's observability platform, including ML models, agents, and natural language interfaces. Requires deep AI/ML expertise, experience shipping production AI products, and strong people management skills.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Lead and grow multiple teams of engineers, applied scientists, and managers working on AI-powered features across the Datadog platform
- Set technical vision and strategy for your area in partnership with Product
- Ship AI products end-to-end, from data pipelines and model training through evaluation, deployment, and production operations
- Coach and develop senior engineers and managers, building a culture of high performance, psychological safety, and clear feedback
- Drive collaboration across Applied AI, product, and partner engineering teams to deliver on Datadog's AI priorities
- Build evaluation and quality practices for AI systems, offline benchmarks, online metrics, and continuous improvement loops
- Own operational excellence for your teams' systems: reliability, on-call, incident response, and technical quality
- Hire and plan for organizational growth as the AI group scales
- Help shape Datadog's broader AI roadmap and promote best practices in ML engineering and career development across the organization

## Who You Are
- An experienced technical leader with a strong background in AI, machine learning, or data science
- Proven track record building and shipping ML or AI-powered products in production
- Experience leading and mentoring multiple teams, including senior engineers and engineering managers
- Deep technical expertise in one or more areas: large language models, agentic systems, anomaly detection, time-series modeling, NLP, retrieval-augmented generation, or ML infrastructure
- Comfortable partnering with Product to set vision and strategy, and turning ambiguous problems into clear plans
- A strong people manager who can attract, develop, and retain top AI and engineering talent
- BS/MS/PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience

## Benefits and Growth
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
- Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
- Competitive global benefits
- Giving programs

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