Is Datadog a good company to work for?

Datadog has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,925 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 78% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Datadog have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Sales Engineer and Recruiter .

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 3.8 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 (151) , Software Engineer (117) , 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) (33) , Technical Support Engineer (33) , 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 212 reviews)); "Working with great people and in a fast growing company really gives you motivation and satisfaction." ((in 162 reviews)); "great benefits including lunch and fitness coverage" ((in 142 reviews)); "great office in the center with alot of activities" ((in 69 reviews)); "good work life balance in the company" ((in 60 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)); "Senior Manager: "Just concentrate on your current commitments and that will be enough."" ((in 38 reviews)); "The medical benefits are average, and the 401k match is below other industry leaders." ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management leans lazily on KPIs and cares little for employee satisfaction." ((in 14 reviews)); "lack of diversity" ((in 13 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.

What are the top reviewed Datadog locations?

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Datadog reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,617 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

91% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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Datadog has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,617 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Datadog employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Jul 24, 2024

Recommended!

Customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team. People support one another. Catering and events are great.

Cons

Other departments try to offload their work or mistakes on CS. Too many processes for simple things

Datadog Response

1y

We're glad you enjoy the supportive team and our events. We appreciate your feedback on cross-departmental collaboration and processes—these are areas we're continuously working to improve.

5.0

Jul 22, 2024

Great place to work

Customer success manager (csm)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

everything about Datadog makes it a great place to work from the people to the product and everything in between

Cons

None I can think of

Datadog Response

1y

Thank you for the wonderful feedback! We're delighted that you're finding Datadog to be a great work environment. We appreciate your encouragement and will keep striving to maintain what makes Datadog special.

4.0

Jul 18, 2024

good company

Solutions engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good company good benefits

Cons

lack of vision from leadership

Datadog Response

1y

Thank you for your feedback! We're glad you appreciate the company and its benefits.

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