Is Datadog a good company to work for?

Datadog has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,933 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?

New York , Boston , Denver , San Francisco , Chicago , Dallas , San Diego , Atlanta , Denver City , Los Angeles , Seattle , California , Richmond , Amsterdam , Mexico , Washington , Baytown , Minneapolis , Cincinnati , San Mateo , South San Francisco , Ames , Pittsburgh , Gainesville , Orlando , Florida City , Boston , Bostonia , Koreatown

Datadog reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,625 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 1,625 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

Dec 15, 2023

Great Company

Commercial account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Product is actually an industry leader

Cons

Territory is relatively smaller but there is always room for a conversation

Datadog Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. We're happy to have you on the Datadog team!

2.0

Dec 14, 2023

Toxic, Micro-Management and Low-Paid

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Onboarding in NYC Great technologies available to work with Structured Organisation

Cons

Micro-management Unqualified Leadership & HR Controlling office attendance policy

Datadog Response

2y

We appreciate you taking the time to share this review. We want to make sure you feel supported as you operate in your day-to-day, and we encourage you to speak with your People Business Partner directly so they can further understand the issues you are seeing. If you prefer to provide further information anonymously, you can also do so by contacting our third-party provider EthicsPoint at https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/52231/index.html.

5.0

Dec 11, 2023

Great place to work

Commercial/sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product, great team, very collaborative, a lot of interesting challenges day to day.

Cons

No commission plan, lack of pay transparency

Datadog Response

2y

Thank you for your review! We appreciate your feedback and are happy to have you as part of the Datadog pack.

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