Is Datadog a good company to work for?

Datadog has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,930 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Datadog to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Datadog have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Sales Engineer and Recruiter .

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?

74% 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 (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 210 reviews)); "Working with great people and in a fast growing company really gives you motivation and satisfaction." ((in 153 reviews)); "great benefits including lunch and fitness coverage" ((in 144 reviews)); "great office in the center with alot of activities" ((in 60 reviews)); "good work life balance in the company" ((in 56 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)); "Low pay and only half of the managers knew what they were doing." ((in 46 reviews)); "Senior Manager: "Just concentrate on your current commitments and that will be enough."" ((in 36 reviews)); "Low salary and RTO is part of your performance review." ((in 20 reviews)); "The medical benefits are average, and the 401k match is below other industry leaders." ((in 19 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

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,622 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

92% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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Datadog has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,622 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Datadog employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Dec 1, 2021

Great company, low pay

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company You'll learn a lot Great Benefits Busy Busy Busy Remote

Cons

Low Pay in comparison to other companies

Datadog Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. We're glad you've enjoyed learning and growing alongside us as the company continues to scale. We continue to adapt our culture, benefits and compensation to meet the needs of our employees and our People Business Partners review these regularly to ensure our total package offering is indeed competitive in comparison with the market. We will take this feedback into consideration as we review compensation again this year. We appreciate all you do for Datadog, and are lucky to have you as part of the pack.

5.0

Nov 16, 2021

Excellent Workplace

Senior product designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great, smart, engaged team - Excellent and challenging product - Strong industry momentum

Cons

- Startup still growing into itself

Datadog Response

4y

Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience on the Product Design team at Datadog. We're so glad hearing about your positive feedback working with the talented team, on our ever-growing platform. It's clear that we're just getting started with the combination of digital transformation and cloud migration as the industry drivers. And we're so glad to have you on the Datadog team alongside our growth!

5.0

Nov 14, 2021

best job ever

Frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great team, good salaries, benefits

Cons

I can't find one !

Datadog Response

4y

We appreciate you taking the time to leave this review and share your experience with us. We're glad to learn that you've enjoyed your time with the team. Thank you for this feedback and we truly appreciate your work and contribution during your time here.

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