Is Datadog a good company to work for?

Datadog has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,932 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% 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?

74% 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 (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) , Technical Support Engineer (34) , Software Engineer(Internship) (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 220 reviews)); "Working with great people and in a fast growing company really gives you motivation and satisfaction." ((in 156 reviews)); "great benefits including lunch and fitness coverage" ((in 146 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great office with free lunch snacks coffee" ((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)); "Low pay and only half of the managers knew what they were doing." ((in 45 reviews)); "Senior Manager: "We'd like to see more of your work and impact on our unit."" ((in 37 reviews)); "Low salary and RTO is part of your performance review." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management leans lazily on KPIs and cares little for employee satisfaction." ((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

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,624 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

92% 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 1,624 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

4.0

Jan 4, 2024

Top-tier engineering team

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong engineering practices, solid products, well-managed C-suite

Cons

Large company, easy to get lost in the machine; ENORMOUS suite of products to familiarize oneself with.

Datadog Response

2y

It's great to know that you're enjoying #DatadogLife! Thank you for sharing your candid feedback with us. We appreciate all you do to impact the company.

4.0

Dec 29, 2023

Great company and product, management could be better

Commercial account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Datadog has arguably the best platform in the market, which ultimately makes selling a lot easier. It takes quite some time to fully understand the product and how to sell it, especially if you don't have experience in the observability/cloud space. However, if you are willing to in the work, you will learn A LOT of things that can be applied to in the tech industry. I think the onboarding training is also really good, and during that first week you will be drinking water from a fire hose for sure. While it seems overwhelming, everything will make sense later on. You will be learning something new in this role for sure. The co-workers are also great, with some becoming actual friends, benefits are also good. And some work events are very fun.

Cons

For sales specifically, for the US Territory, expectations can sometimes be very unrealistic. There also seems to be a short amount of time/toleration for reps in many teams. Not every team is like that, but I would say that there a few "bad apple" managers stain the reputation of the company.

Datadog Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're glad to hear you love the Datadog product and your colleagues, and that you feel supported in your onboarding. We also hear your concerns regarding account attainment and leadership culture. We very much encourage you to share this with your People Business Partner so that we can better understand the issues you are seeing and work on solutions across your team and/or office. We appreciate your continued impact on our Sales team.

3.0

Dec 27, 2023

Fine for a year or two to gain experience

Customer success manager emea

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for, perks and terms, culture, colleagues, easy to sell products, looks great on your CV.

Cons

Junior entry level department mentality- no recognition for employees, low morale, dismissive management, unreasonable KPIs. No career path or plan for Customer Success. If you are interviewing for this job make sure you are ok with the career path, promotions, internal mobility opportunities and realistic timeline.

Datadog Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your review. We're happy to hear that there is so much you've enjoyed, but we also hear your feedback. We're committed to career development for all teams and roles across our Customer Success organization, and apologize that this wasn't your experience. We appreciate the impact you had while at Datadog, and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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