Datadog

Manager I, Engineering - Cloud FinOps

Datadog · New York, New York, USA

Posted 14 days ago

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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

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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.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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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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