> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1904576-manager-i-engineering-sensitive-data-scanner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1904576-manager-i-engineering-sensitive-data-scanner). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager I, Engineering - Sensitive Data Scanner - **Company:** Datadog - **Location:** Paris, France - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Datadog, Stream Processing - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers.datadoghq.com/detail/8102794/?gh_jid=8102794 ## About the Role * You have experience building and shipping revenue-generating products, with strong product acumen and a customer-first mindset * You have hands-on experience with Go and/or Java, and a track record building distributed, streaming systems at scale * You have experience managing engineers — or are ready to step into your first formal management role — and know how to set goals, give feedback, and help a team grow * You measure success through customer and business outcomes, not just output shipped * You’re comfortable weighing tradeoffs between speed and correctness, ideally from experience in a fast-moving environment ## Description We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Sensitive Data Scanner (SDS) Telemetry team. The SDS group’s mission is to be the world’s easiest-to-use tool to discover, classify, manage, and report sensitive data risks across cloud, on-premise, and code environments. This team builds and scales the detection capabilities that scan all telemetry data flowing into Datadog — logs, APM spans, and RUM events — operating in streaming, at processing time, and at very large scale. You’ll lead a small, close-knit team based in Paris, with the opportunity to shape how the team grows as SDS Telemetry’s scope expands. It’s a chance to combine hands-on technical leadership with direct customer and product impact in the security and observability space. 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 grow a team of engineers building real-time sensitive data detection across Datadog’s Logs, APM, and RUM telemetry pipelines * Partner closely with the Logs, APM, and RUM teams, plus Datadog’s Trust & Safety team, to align on roadmap and integration priorities * Shape product direction by working closely with Product, grounding decisions in customer needs and business impact * Stay hands-on: contribute to design decisions and participate in the team’s on-call rotation * Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers as the team grows beyond its initial size * Help build a strong engineering culture as part of Datadog’s broader Sensitive Data Scanner group ## Related Videos - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Edit Your Future: Queerverse Radical AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/909-edit-your-future-queerverse-radical-ai) - [Why and when should we consider Stream Processing frameworks in our solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1085-why-and-when-should-we-consider-stream-processing-frameworks-in-our-solutions) - [Debugging in the Dark](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1658-debugging-in-the-dark) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [AI is dead, long live AK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1093-ai-is-dead-long-live-ak) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)