Is Datadog a good company to work for as a Software Engineeer?

Software Engineeer professionals working at Datadog have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 90 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Datadog employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineeer Jobs at Datadog now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineeer interview questions at Datadog .

Does Datadog pay Software Engineeer employees well?

Software Engineeer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Datadog with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 90 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineeer salaries at Datadog.

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))

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Datadog Software Engineeer reviews

4.2

93% would recommend to a friend

(90 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

94% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

Software Engineeer employees have rated Datadog with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 90 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineeer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Datadog is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineeer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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90 reviews

4.0

Nov 30, 2023

New Grad SWE

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office, great wlb, free food/snacks, decent benefits

Cons

team match process has limited flexibility and input CI/CD kind of annoying, which is unexpected for a company of this size office location in chaotic and dirty part of manhattan

Datadog Response

We're happy to know you're enjoying your Datadog experience! Thank you for your continued impact.

5.0

Nov 9, 2023

Great place to start your career

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- high impact work - ship code constantly and be part of every part of the process

Cons

- only in person for juniors

Datadog Response

Thank you for your review! We're happy to have you as part of the Datadog pack.

5.0

Oct 13, 2023

Software Engineer 1

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people around; great team; salary above market

Cons

relocation service not very competent; loads of bureaucracy and meetings

Datadog Response

Thank you for sharing this review. We're grateful for the impact you had while at Datadog and wish you all the best.

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