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      Datadog

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      Datadog Staff Software Engineer reviews

      5.0

      100% would recommend to a friend

      (2 total reviews)
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      Olivier Pomel

      100% approve of CEO

      100% positive business outlook

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      5.0

      Culture & values

      5.0

      Senior management

      5.0

      Compensation and benefits

      5.0

      Career opportunities

      4.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

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      2 reviews
      5.0
      Sep 9, 2025

      Lots of opportunity to make an impact

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Company is just over the cusp of moving from being a small company to a large one. Lots of the tools and process is rip for growing to the next generation. - Positive feedback loop of the products making customers better at delivery, and thus having new challenges to face, for which we can develop new products. - Culture encourages work life balance. 70 hour weeks are not expected or encouraged. - Hybrid 3 day/week in office is ideal for me. - competitive salary & benefits - High level decisions seem to be made thoughtfully. - Global teams helps prevent group-think.

      Cons

      - Eng teams tend to design 1-2 quarters out, for well known paths only, instead of gathering broad requirements to design for 1-2 years out, while implementing incrementally. - 4 years of rapid growth has left much technical debt. But this is also an opportunity for great projects. - Global teams means you spend a lot of time in VC. - Hints of NIH syndrome (but not nearly as much as previous employer)

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      Datadog Response
      9mo
      Thank you for your thoughtful review. It’s great to hear you value the culture, growth opportunities, and the impact our products create for customers. We also appreciate your perspective on long-term planning, tech debt, and collaboration across global teams. Insights like these are helpful as we continue to evolve. We appreciate your contributions to the team!
      5.0
      Dec 9, 2024

      Good Engineering Culture

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a product for engineering teams Datadog values engineering excellency. Everyone is passionate about what they do and wants to collaborate to make sure we build the best products for our customers.

      Cons

      It's not very diverse.. Maybe you can help change that?

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      Datadog Response
      1y
      Thank you for your feedback. We’re thrilled to hear you appreciate our engineering culture and the collaborative spirit of our teams. We’re actively working on initiatives to make Datadog a more inclusive and diverse workplace. Your perspective and contributions are invaluable in helping us achieve this goal. Thank you for being a part of our team!
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