Manager I, Engineering - APM Retrieval

Job description

The APM Retrieval team is a strategic platform team shaping how APM data is queried, surfaced, and used in the age of AI. This engineering leader will guide a team responsible for the query path for traces and spans search that powers the Datadog UI, while also leading the evolution of the APM MCP Toolset that enables agentic workflows with access to APM telemetry and intelligence, including metrics, spans, traces, service health, and related capabilities. This role offers the opportunity to lead a future-facing API platform at the intersection of distributed systems, developer experience, and AI-powered product development. The person in this role will help define how Datadog exposes APM intelligence across MCP tools, skills, CLI interfaces, and other emerging surfaces as the ecosystem evolves. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: - Lead and develop a team building and operating core APM retrieval services that power traces and spans search in the Datadog UI...