Developer Engagement Lead

Datadog · New York, New York, USA · Community · listed August 3, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Senior
Where
Hybrid
Stated pay
$139,000 – $164,000 USD
Requirements listed
3
Length
1,153 words

In the posting’s own words

You’ll own how Datadog listens, responds, and participates across developer channels. That means running our existing developer social accounts, building our presence in new communities, creating the monitoring and response systems that help us find relevant conversations quickly, and connecting developers with the right people inside Datadog.

What it asks for · 3

  • Experience building social listening or community-monitoring systems
  • Deep familiarity with Reddit, Discord, Hacker News, GitHub, Stack Overflow, X, or similar developer platforms
  • Familiarity with developer tools, infrastructure, observability, security, AI, or open source

Also a plus

  • Experience building social listening or community-monitoring systems
  • Deep familiarity with Reddit, Discord, Hacker News, GitHub, Stack Overflow, X, or similar developer platforms
  • Experience launching or operating a Discord or other owned developer space
  • Experience creating triage, escalation, or response workflows across large organizations
  • Familiarity with developer tools, infrastructure, observability, security, AI, or open source
  • Experience using automation or AI to scale monitoring and engagement
  • An existing developer audience or active participation in technical communities
  • Strong instincts around short-form technical content and video

Tools and skills named

Cloud & infra
  • Datadog13×
  • Observability
Ways of working
  • Slack2×
Data
  • Experimentation
Security & compliance
  • Security

Words the posting leans on

  • developer29×
  • conversations11×
  • engagement10×
  • product9×
  • technical8×
  • response7×
  • experience6×
  • audience5×
  • build5×
  • discord5×
  • engineer5×
  • monitoring5×
  • participate5×
  • participation5×
  • platforms5×
  • reddit5×

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