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 210 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 135 reviews)); "great office in the center with alot of activities" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 57 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 72 reviews)); "Senior Manager: "We'd like to see more of your work and impact on our unit."" ((in 36 reviews)); "Low salary and RTO is part of your performance review." ((in 25 reviews)); "401k match could be improved" ((in 17 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

75% would recommend to a friend

(450 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

92% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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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Reviews about "Culture"

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3.0

Jul 10, 2023

Strong performing company but leadership can do better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of interesting projects, many talented people from product to engineering

Cons

Non-impactful busy work, culture can be more open and less top-down, leadership can work on better retention

Datadog Response

2y

We're glad to hear that you are enjoying working alongside your colleagues at Datadog. We also hear your concerns. Retaining our employees and building a strong workplace culture is very important to us, and we appreciate you sharing this feedback so that we can continue to improve.

5.0

Jul 9, 2023

great team culture

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

helpful people generous tech scale and growth

Cons

Nothing really that comes to mind

Datadog Response

3y

We're happy to hear you're having a positive experience with us, and thank you for taking the time to share this review!

5.0

Jul 7, 2023

Excellent Product & Engineering Culture

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

R&D commitment that is 2x Datadog's competitors. Great feedback loop from customers, rapid pace of innovation. Unparalleled engineering excellence.

Cons

With a superior product we sometimes forget the emotional / human / relationship building part of sales. Logic only goes so far. We need to wine and dine customers more. We are making great strides in this area but have ground to cover. Our competitors, generally speaking, have inferior offerings and far less % of revenue going to R&D (especially Dyna & NR -this is indisputable publicly available info). However, they know how to make customers feel special which mitigates the effect of their engineering inferiority, layoffs, and constantly changing price models. We also need to embrace open source even more than OTEL support and Vector.

Datadog Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and experience with us. We value feedback from our employees, both positive and constructive, and we encourage you to bring your concerns to your manager so that we can continue to improve our company culture and processes. Thank you for your continued impact on our Sales organization!

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