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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 14 days Datadog's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Datadog's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Datadog
- low 0 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
- 2026-09-17
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 Engineering Manager for Datadog's Cloud FinOps team, you will lead a team of engineers focused on accurately allocating cloud costs to products and customers. Your responsibilities include managing contracts with Finance and platform teams, driving continuous improvement in cost coverage, and utilizing AI tools to enhance team efficiency. You will also work independently to set contracts and negotiate boundaries without a product manager's involvement.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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 data platform or data engineering teams building batch and pipeline systems judged on correctness and reproducibility
- Experience shipping versioned publication with effective dates, backfill, and reproducible history
- Experience holding delivery commitments with teams outside your reporting line
- Domain experience in metering, usage-based billing, cloud cost, revenue data, or financial data platforms
- Ability to operate without a product manager in the loop on external job aspects
- Experience with systems whose output is audited or closed by Finance (SOX scope, month-end close, revenue recognition)
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
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join Community Guilds (employee resource groups)
- Access to Inclusion Talks, internal panel discussions
- Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the technology stack being used
- Role involves significant responsibility without a product manager, which may require strong self-direction
- Salary range provided, but actual compensation may vary based on skills and experience
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Listed by Datadog on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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