Good company, good leadership - Anonymous employee Datadog Employee Review

5.0
Dec 19, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

C-suite and founders are super involved, day-to-day is great and most coworkers are nice

Cons

Performance rewards could be better + higher 401k match

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Datadog Response
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Thank you for sharing your positive feedback. We’re glad to hear that leadership involvement and the day-to-day experience have been strong parts of your time at Datadog, and that you’ve enjoyed working with your teammates. We also appreciate your note on rewards and benefits, and value you taking the time to share this perspective.

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