Director, Engineering - Digital Experience Monitoring
Datadog · Paris, France
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Datadog's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Datadog's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Datadog
- high 445 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
- 2026-10-23
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
As the Director of Engineering for the Digital Experience Monitoring group at Datadog, you will oversee engineering efforts for various product areas, managing a team of 50-60 engineers through Engineering Managers. Your role will involve shaping product roadmaps in collaboration with leadership, driving AI adoption across engineering practices, and mentoring talent within the Paris office. This position emphasizes strategic influence and leadership in a hybrid work environment.
- 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
- Experience managing Engineering Managers
- Deep integration of AI in engineering practices
- Track record of shaping product decisions
- Experience with large-scale, event-driven or data-intensive backend systems
- Full-stack or frontend-adjacent experience
- Fluency in English and willingness to relocate to Paris
What you get
- 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
- Inclusive company culture with Community Guilds
- Access to Inclusion Talks
- Free global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
Worth weighing
- No specific salary mentioned
- Role emphasizes strategic influence rather than just execution
- Hybrid workplace may require flexibility in work arrangements
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Listed by Datadog on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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