Manager I, Engineering - Applied AI - Natural Language & Conversational Interfaces
Datadog's Applied AI group is building the AI capabilities that transform how users interact with our platform. Our Natural Language Query (NLQ) and Command-I (Cmd-I) teams are at the forefront of this transformation, enabling users to query telemetry data, investigate production issues, and configure Datadog through n
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Manager I, Engineering - Applied AI - Natural Language & Conversational Interfaces at Datadog in New York City. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Datadog's Applied AI group is building the AI capabilities that transform how users interact with our platform. Our Natural Language Query (NLQ) and Command-I (Cmd-I) teams are at the forefront of this transformation, enabling users to query telemetry data, investigate production issues, and configure Datadog through n
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- Lead and develop a team of engineers and applied scientists building NLQ translation systems, conversational agents, or AI-powered interfaces
- Own the delivery of high-quality natural language capabilities, from semantic understanding and contextual retrieval to query generation and agentic reasoning
- Build products that create data flywheels: design systems that capture user intent and feedback to continuously improve model quality and train differentiating capabilities
- Drive evaluation and iteration practices for AI systems, including building offline and online evaluation pipelines to measure quality and detect drift
- Partner with product managers and cross-functional teams to expand AI capabilities across the Datadog platform
- Navigate the unique challenges of shipping LLM-powered products: balancing accuracy, latency, cost, and safety considerations
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- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- An inclusive company culture with the ability to join Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
- Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
- Competitive global benefits
- Giving programs
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- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- An inclusive company culture with the ability to join Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
- Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
- Competitive global benefits
- Giving programs
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