Is Datadog a good company to work for?

Datadog has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,936 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Datadog to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Datadog have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , SWE Intern and Sales Engineer .

Does Datadog pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Datadog employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Datadog. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Datadog?

75% of Datadog employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Datadog 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Datadog?

Account Executive (184) , Commercial Account Executive (152) , Software Engineer (118) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (109) , Senior Software Engineer (54) , Sales (44) , Enterprise Account Executive (42) , Sales Engineer (42) , Customer Success Manager (40) , Software Engineer II (40) , Software Engineer(Internship) (34) , Technical Support Engineer (34) , Sales Development Representative (26) , Recruiter (25) , Solutions Engineer (25)

What are the pros of working at Datadog according to real employee reviews?

"I really enjoyed working at Datadog because the culture is great and the work I did was meaningful." ((in 214 reviews)); "Working with great people and in a fast growing company really gives you motivation and satisfaction." ((in 161 reviews)); "great benefits including lunch and fitness coverage" ((in 143 reviews)); "great office in the center with alot of activities" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 58 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Datadog according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, lack of empathy, depending on the team you are on, you get treated differently" ((in 73 reviews)); "Low pay and only half of the managers knew what they were doing." ((in 48 reviews)); "Senior Manager: "Just concentrate on your current commitments and that will be enough."" ((in 37 reviews)); "Upper management leans lazily on KPIs and cares little for employee satisfaction." ((in 13 reviews)); "blatant favoritism, your success will suffer if you don’t fit their mold" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Datadog layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Datadog layoffs and their outlook for job security at Datadog in 2026.

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Datadog reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(450 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

92% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

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5.0

Sep 12, 2025

great culture and snacks

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great culture - people are curious and generally willing to help

Cons

can be fairly team dependent

Datadog Response

9mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback. It’s great to hear you value the culture and the supportive environment at Datadog!

5.0

Sep 10, 2025

Fantastic So Far

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great onboarding from my direct manager. Good support from the onboarding team. Company is growing, heading in the right direction, and is engineering led from top to bottom (what a nice thing to have!). Datadog maintains the autonomy of a recently-small company, and a closeness to the founders hard to find elsewhere these days.

Cons

Datadog has all of the growing pains of a recently-large company. These seem pretty achievable to overcome, and presents a nice challenge :-)

Datadog Response

9mo

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad to hear you felt supported during onboarding and that you value Datadog’s engineering-led culture and connection to the founders. We also appreciate your perspective on the challenges of growth - your feedback reinforces what many see as an opportunity as we scale.

5.0

Sep 9, 2025

Lots of opportunity to make an impact

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Company is just over the cusp of moving from being a small company to a large one. Lots of the tools and process is rip for growing to the next generation. - Positive feedback loop of the products making customers better at delivery, and thus having new challenges to face, for which we can develop new products. - Culture encourages work life balance. 70 hour weeks are not expected or encouraged. - Hybrid 3 day/week in office is ideal for me. - competitive salary & benefits - High level decisions seem to be made thoughtfully. - Global teams helps prevent group-think.

Cons

- Eng teams tend to design 1-2 quarters out, for well known paths only, instead of gathering broad requirements to design for 1-2 years out, while implementing incrementally. - 4 years of rapid growth has left much technical debt. But this is also an opportunity for great projects. - Global teams means you spend a lot of time in VC. - Hints of NIH syndrome (but not nearly as much as previous employer)

Datadog Response

9mo

Thank you for your thoughtful review. It’s great to hear you value the culture, growth opportunities, and the impact our products create for customers. We also appreciate your perspective on long-term planning, tech debt, and collaboration across global teams. Insights like these are helpful as we continue to evolve. We appreciate your contributions to the team!

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