Is Datadog a good company to work for?

Datadog has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,917 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 75% 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?

75% of Datadog employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Datadog 3.8 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 (150) , Software Engineer (116) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (109) , Senior Software Engineer (53) , Sales (44) , Enterprise Account Executive (42) , Sales Engineer (41) , Customer Success Manager (40) , Software Engineer II (40) , Software Engineer(Internship) (33) , Technical Support Engineer (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 215 reviews)); "Working with great people and in a fast growing company really gives you motivation and satisfaction." ((in 157 reviews)); "great benefits including lunch and fitness coverage" ((in 138 reviews)); "The overall team is great at Datadog with many supportive individuals and a great place to be to grow your technical skills." ((in 61 reviews)); "great office in the center with alot of activities" ((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 72 reviews)); "Senior Manager: "Just concentrate on your current commitments and that will be enough."" ((in 39 reviews)); "Low salary and RTO is part of your performance review." ((in 24 reviews)); "This place is all about ego and favoritism." ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management leans lazily on KPIs and cares little for employee satisfaction." ((in 11 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

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,612 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

91% 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 1,612 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 19, 2021

Growing and evolving from the old ways

Sales development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Hyper-growth environment, teams are continuing to grow which gives great room for career progression for the SDRs -They look after their employees, the office is building a great cross department collaboration with our "Pup Parties" and the free lunches! -EMEA leadership are open to feedback and putting new ideas in place to better the company -SDR org is really ramping up and the culture given a remote environment is continuing to evolve -They actual listen to employee feedback and make changes from it

Cons

-Old processes are being changed, but just means there can be some teething processes

Datadog Response

4y

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review. We love hearing feedback from our leaders on how their teams continue to grow and develop at Datadog, especially with the efforts of our Sales Enablement team in advancing that career progression. We're so excited to have Pup Parties safely back in the office as well to continue to build our team culture, especially with so many new hires joining us as we scale. We appreciate your patience with the process changes as we experience some growing pains, and know that these changes will only help increase efficiency over time. We value you as a leader and Datadog employee, and thank you again for your feedback!

5.0

Nov 18, 2021

Rocket company

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can get many opportunities

Cons

Sales need to handle technical parts in first meeting

Datadog Response

4y

We appreciate you taking the time to leave this feedback. At Datadog we're experiencing amazing growth, giving employees the opportunity to grow their careers alongside the company, and we're glad you've felt that growth, impact and the opportunities as a result. We continue to build out our teams to support this growth, including Sales Engineering, to be able to mitigate some of that technical process in the future. Thank you again, and we're happy to have you here at Datadog!

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