Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
Datadog · San Francisco, California, USA
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Datadog's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Datadog's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Datadog
- high 455 stale, 32 reposted of 455 open
- Hiring momentum
- 589 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Datadog's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Datadog.
About this role
The Forward Deployed Engineering Lead at Datadog will oversee the evolution and scaling of the FDE operating model, collaborating closely with various teams to enhance customer engagement and technical offerings. This role combines technical leadership with program design, focusing on building processes, managing teams, and driving engineering initiatives that align with customer needs and product roadmaps.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Datadog as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of experience in forward deployed engineering, solutions architecture, software engineering, or related technical fields
- At least 3 years in a customer-facing technical role
- 2+ years of engineering management or technical leadership experience
- Experience contributing to or scaling a technical program within a high-growth technology company
- Deep familiarity with modern cloud-native stacks (Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code)
- Hands-on experience with observability, monitoring, APM, or logging platforms
Nice to have
- Experience with Datadog
- Strong commercial instinct for translating technical decisions to business outcomes
What you get
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Variable compensation based on skills and experience
- Comprehensive employee benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits
- 401(k) plan and match
- Paid time off
- Fitness reimbursements
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work policy beyond hybrid
- Salary range provided but may vary based on qualifications
- Benefits may vary based on country of employment
Summarised from Datadog's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Datadog on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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