Datadog Software Engineeer reviews

4.2

92% would recommend to a friend

(90 total reviews)
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Olivier Pomel

93% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

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
5.0
Apr 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent services, competitive salary, and good benefits package

Cons

Long hours and heavy workload can be demanding

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Datadog Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re pleased you appreciate the strong benefits and competitive compensation. We also hear your concern around long hours and heavy workload. We encourage you to discuss this with your manager or People Business Partner to help identify ways to better support balance within your workload.
5.0
Mar 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- great culture - exciting projects - talented engineers/mentorship

Cons

- becoming more bureaucratic - can easily become siloed

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