Engineering Manager at DataDome

⭐ About the team

Made up of six subteams (Dashboard, Engine, Infrastructure, Integrations, Threat Research & Security), the DataDome tech team is spread across Europe and the US. We handle over 2 000 billion events per day giving responses within 3ms (99p). We are present in more than 26 data centers around the world, deployed using Docker.

We deploy on AWS, Scaleway, Vultr, and GCP, using Docker, Ansible and Terraform, and monitor with Grafana and Prometheus. We handle an average of  8 billion requests per day and manage more than 300 TB of data per month.

When it comes to our stack, we run real-time detection layer in Java, low latency Stream Engine running on Flink in Scala, ElasticSearch for storage, Kafka for communication between layers, HAProxy for load balancing, Symfony & Angular for our dashboards. While previous experience in cyber is not a must, we'll pair you with mentors who will help you bridge the gaps. As #growth is part of our DNA, we’ll give you the resources and support you need to develop mastery.

Your team

The Dashboard Team is currently composed of 11 talented engineers and is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the team and help us to detect bot traffic inside all our customers’ traffic.

As the Dashboard team’s Engineering Manager you are responsible for the delivery and maintenance of 2 of our products: the Dashboard, and our BackOffice.

• The dashboard is our main customer facing product, and enable our customers and prospects to do
  • performant and efficient reporting on their traffic
  • performant and efficient reporting about their threats & attacks
  • performant & intuitive administration tools allowing our customer to act on their traffic
  • performant & intuitive administration tools allowing our customer to act on their subscription
• The backoffice is serving our internal teams (support, solution engineers, and threat research)

You will be more specifically in charge of:

• Manage and grow the performance and career of your team (conduct regular 1:1, define personal OKR, and follow up in perf reviews)
• Empower your team to build better products and run smoothly in production
• Defining good practices, guidelines, and internal processes within the team
• Contribute to the technological vision and the technical roadmap of our dashboard and backoffice in collaboration with other teams (Product, Edge Detection, Streaming Engine, and also SRE and Threat Research)
• Lead cross team initiatives
• Defining and follow the objectives of the team (through OKRs)

You’re the perfect candidate if you:

• Have at least 7 years of experience in managing a team
• Have 5 years of experience in a SaaS company,
• Have worked in the deliver of customer facing web applications (including frontend, backend, and devops)
• Care about code quality, simplicity, scalability and performance
• Have solid technical skills and favor teamwork

What’s in it for you?

• Flex Life: While we offer remote, hybrid, & in-office options each position specifies the level of flexibility. Our Parisian office is located next to the Opera Garnier. You will also receive a 500€ stipend to help you set up your ideal workspace if you work hybrid or remotely.
• Generous Health Benefits: We have partnered with Alan for your healthcare needs.
• Professional Development: #Growth is part of our DNA, therefore we have invested in an internal Learning and Development platform and offer the opportunity to request additional training and support via your manager.
• Events & Team building: Feel the #TeamSpirit both virtually & onsite, with several events & workshops planned throughout the year, including an annual offsite evens, quarterly online and offline events and parties, lunch & learns, & much more.
• Parent Care: Gift & care packages for parents.
• PTO: Based on the country you are based from (e.g. 25 days in France).

What are the next steps?

• You x Talent Acquisition Manager : first interview and cultural fit
• You x Engineering Manager : technical and cultural fit + Take-home technical challenge
• You x Team: Presentation and review of your "technical proposal" with the team
• You x Member of the leadership team - Discussion about DataDome vision and "raison d'être"!
• Now you really met everyone! Welcome to DataDome :)

🦄 DataDome’s bot and online fraud protection detects and mitigates attacks with unparalleled accuracy and zero compromise. Bot protection is the foundation of online fraud prevention, and last year, DataDome’s machine learning solution blocked over 250 billion fraud attacks in real time. Leading global enterprises—including Rakuten and AngelList—trust DataDome’s solution and 24/7 SOC experts to protect their mobile apps, websites, and APIs against ATO, carding, credential stuffing, DDoS, scraping, and more.

A force multiplier for IT and security teams, DataDome is transparent, user friendly, and easy to deploy. The solution adds no latency to protected platforms, responding to each request in under 2 milliseconds thanks to 26+ regional PoPs and autoscaling technology. DataDome is frictionless for consumers, providing optimal security without frustrating human users by integrating the only secure, user-friendly, and privacy compliant CAPTCHA into the complete 360° solution.

Consistently ranked a top G2 Leader in Bot Detection & Mitigation, DataDome was also named a Strong Performer in the 2022 Forrester Wave: Bot Management, placed in the 2022 and 2023 Inc. 5000, and won the 2023 SC Awards Europe for “Best use of Machine Learning/AI”. Certified a Great Place to Work in the US and France, DataDome’s team of BotBusters spans the globe.

DataDome is an equal opportunity employer, and proud to be committed to diversity and inclusion. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.