Is Datadog a good company to work for?

Datadog has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,916 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 77% 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) , Customer Success Manager (40) , Sales Engineer (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 206 reviews)); "Working with great people and in a fast growing company really gives you motivation and satisfaction." ((in 159 reviews)); "great benefits including lunch and fitness coverage" ((in 138 reviews)); "Great office with catered lunches 3 days per week" ((in 64 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 57 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 73 reviews)); "Low pay and only half of the managers knew what they were doing." ((in 44 reviews)); "Senior Manager: "Just concentrate on your current commitments and that will be enough."" ((in 38 reviews)); "Low salary and RTO is part of your performance review." ((in 23 reviews)); "401k match could be improved" ((in 13 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

(1,611 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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Datadog has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,611 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

Jun 1, 2021

Pretty good, but becoming corporate

Director of engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun technical challenges, smart people, good company and great perks

Cons

No clear career path for anybody above engineering manager. Fast growing and getting more corporate.

Datadog Response

4y

Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience at Datadog. We love that you're as excited about our people, product, and company culture as we are. Our mission is to continue innovating on our strong product and create a culture where employees feel supported and recognized every day. As our company continues to scale, we're actively creating and broadcasting our career development resources. We appreciate this feedback and we're glad to have you on the Datadog team!

5.0

Jun 1, 2021

High growth company who care about their employees and customers

Customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and benefits Extreamly sticky product and best of bread within their space Great company to work for who build your career Onboarding is informative , detailed and strucutred - Top notch

Cons

Hard to leave such a good company to work for and further grow your career

Datadog Response

4y

Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience at Datadog. We love that you're excited about the people, product and company culture, as it's our mission to continue to hire great people, innovate on our strong product, and create a culture employees feel supported in every day. We appreciate this feedback and we're glad to have you on the Datadog team!

1.0

May 31, 2021

AVOID at all costs

Commercial account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- fun colleagues - great onboarding training

Cons

-Micromanagement to the highest level -Prospect accounts have been so saturated by Datadog’a pipeline generation approach that potential customers don’t even want to talk with Datadog -Very aggressive demand generation technique -If you don’t reach your metrics ( number of calls & emails) during quarter’s end where you’re busy closing you’ll get a message from management saying that your soft KPI’s are unacceptable -Too many internal mandatory calls which takes away time best served somewhere else -only a handful of reps close and it’s always the same ones. Meaning great accounts are being allocated to senior reps. Leaving little chance to new reps to close any deals. -America thinks the “one size fits all” approach is applicable to EU, which is entirely incorrect

Datadog Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your candid feedback, and we're sorry that your experience at Datadog was anything but positive. We continue to grow rapidly around the world, and operate in a high growth environment because of the speed at which we're scaling globally. We appreciate you taking the time to leave this review, and will do all we can to continue improving as a company and department every day.

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