DataDog

4 weeks ago

Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead

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Last checked: 5 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Lead the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) program for Datadog’s startups, shaping the operating model, building scalable processes, and expanding the program’s reach. Serve as a field technical leader and cross-functional connector, partnering with Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Product to drive adoption, customer outcomes, and roadmap-informed field feedback.

Location: New York

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Evolve and scale the FDE operating model end to end, including engagement intake, scoping, sprint delivery, handoff to account teams, and the definitions of success metrics and reporting infrastructure.
•Build out a catalog of FDE offerings (observability quickstarts, custom integrations, AI observability accelerators, CI/CD instrumentation, cost optimization) and contribute to pricing and business models including free-to-paid conversion and post-deployment motions.
•Capture product and feature gaps from deployments, translate into briefs, and partner with PM and Engineering to inform roadmap decisions on a regular cadence.
•Hire, onboard, and develop full-time FDEs, manage SWE/TSE secondments, and coach the team on engagement, scoping, and stakeholder communication.
•Identify high-value mini-product opportunities and drive lightweight sprints to convert recurring customer needs into reusable assets, maintaining a prioritized backlog.

Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 192,000 - 240,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityRemote WorkPaid LeaveParenteral Leave

Key Requirements

•8+ years of experience in forward deployed engineering, solutions architecture, software engineering, or related technical fields, including at least 3 years in a customer-facing technical role.

Experience:8+ yearsObservabilityCloudStartupsSaaS

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipCross-functional collaborationStakeholder management

Languages:English

Tech Stack:KubernetesAWSGCPAzureMicroservicesCI/CDInfrastructure-as-codeDatadogObservability

Company Brief

DataDog

Provides a cloud-native monitoring and observability platform that unifies metrics, traces, logs, and security signals to help engineering, operations, and security teams monitor and troubleshoot modern applications and infrastructure.

Industry: Developer Tools

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2010

Glassdoor: 4.1

Website LinkedIn

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DataDog

4 weeks ago

Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 5 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: New York

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Evolve and scale the FDE operating model end to end, including engagement intake, scoping, sprint delivery, handoff to account teams, and the definitions of success metrics and reporting infrastructure.
•Build out a catalog of FDE offerings (observability quickstarts, custom integrations, AI observability accelerators, CI/CD instrumentation, cost optimization) and contribute to pricing and business models including free-to-paid conversion and post-deployment motions.
•Capture product and feature gaps from deployments, translate into briefs, and partner with PM and Engineering to inform roadmap decisions on a regular cadence.
•Hire, onboard, and develop full-time FDEs, manage SWE/TSE secondments, and coach the team on engagement, scoping, and stakeholder communication.
•Identify high-value mini-product opportunities and drive lightweight sprints to convert recurring customer needs into reusable assets, maintaining a prioritized backlog.

Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 192,000 - 240,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityRemote WorkPaid LeaveParenteral Leave

Key Requirements

•8+ years of experience in forward deployed engineering, solutions architecture, software engineering, or related technical fields, including at least 3 years in a customer-facing technical role.

Experience:8+ yearsObservabilityCloudStartupsSaaS

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipCross-functional collaborationStakeholder management

Languages:English

Tech Stack:KubernetesAWSGCPAzureMicroservicesCI/CDInfrastructure-as-codeDatadogObservability

Company Brief

DataDog

Industry: Developer Tools

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2010

Glassdoor: 4.1

Website LinkedIn