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Manager I, Engineering - Anomaly Detection

Datadog· Engineering
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New York, NY$192k - $240kfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Managerial role leading the Anomaly Detection engineering team, responsible for building scalable detection systems using traditional ML and LLM-based approaches, coordinating with product, applied science, and cross-functional partners to deliver AI-native solutions at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop an existing engineering team of 8; building trust, setting technical direction, and establishing a high bar for ownership and execution
  • Own the roadmap and execution for our key signal finding systems
  • Work closely with product management and applied scientists to build an effective detection system and the right evaluation mechanisms to ensure the quality of our signals
  • Build and operate both traditional machine learning and LLM based systems in production at scale
  • Drive the team's AI-native development practices, setting high standards for safety, validation, and increasing agent autonomy over time

Qualifications

  • Experienced engineering manager with a track record of shipping robust and scalable distributed systems with AI and/or ML components
  • Distributed systems experience is a must-have
  • Experience with Java, Python or Go, and experience working in a platform-focused team
  • Strong cross-team collaboration and stakeholder management skills
  • Comfortable making significant contributions to product strategy in an ambiguous environment rather than executing a pre-defined roadmap
  • Direct experience building and training ML models in production environments is a plus
  • Familiarity utilizing streaming technology (e.g. Flink, Kafka) is a plus

Skills

Required:Team leadershipDistributed systemsJavaPython or Go
Nice to have:Machine learning / ML in productionStreaming technologies

Benefits

  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
  • Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
  • An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
  • Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
  • Competitive global benefits
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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