Experteer Overview
In this role you lead a team of library engineers to advance Datadog’s SDKs for 9 languages, shaping the architecture, APIs, and data models of our open-source instrumentation. You partner with product teams to scale platform capabilities that enable cross-product observability. You stay close to technical work, raise quality and architectural standards, and mentor engineers to grow as technical leaders. This is a chance to influence open-source, high-performance tooling that underpins Datadog’s APM at scale.

Compensaciones / Ventajas
• Lead, grow, and develop a team of 4–8 library engineers with coaching and mentorship
• Own team delivery and productivity, including planning, milestones, and reviews
• Collaborate with Product teams to reshape platform capabilities for cross-product needs
• Define and deliver industry-leading, open-source APM instrumentation with zero-touch integration
• Maintain strong technical judgment,



uphold high quality standards, contribute code where impactful
• Foster cross-language alignment and drive stakeholder buy-in across language teams and backend

Responsabilidades
• Experienced Engineering Manager with a track record of shipping
• Strong, empathetic leader who builds high-performing teams
• Ability to bridge product narratives and technical implementation
• Significant programming experience in one or more: Go, C, Rust
• Bonus: systems programming, observability tooling, client-side software, Go runtime expertise

Requisitos principales
• New hire stock equity (RSUs)
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development
• Mentor and buddy program
• Inclusion initiatives and ERGs
• Mental health benefits

📌 Manager I, Engineering - Language Platform (Madrid)
🏢 Datadog
📍 Madrid