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

May 31, 2021

A good start in your sales career

Sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dynamic environment Energetic people Many opportunities to learn and grow - if this is your first experience in Sales, the job at Datadog will be definitely a good school for you to know how to progress your sales career. People-oriented

Cons

Targets are the same globally - it might be a bit stressful as they should be adjusted per market.

Datadog Response

5y

Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience at Datadog. Our Talent Development and Sales Enablement teams are constantly working on new opportunities for employees to grow in their careers, so we're excited that you've enjoyed and taken advantage of those development opportunities! 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 and will continue to adapt our processes as we learn and scale. We appreciate this feedback and we're glad to have you on the Datadog team!

5.0

May 28, 2021

Fantastic company!

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Leadership communication - Consistent training - Internal resources - Sales and marketing partnership - Sales methodology and client-engagement strategy

Cons

There are no cons from my experience

Datadog Response

5y

Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience at Datadog. Our Talent Development and Sales Enablement teams are constantly working on new opportunities for employees to grow in their careers, so we're excited that you've enjoyed and taken advantage of those development opportunities! We appreciate this feedback and we're glad to have you on the Datadog team!

1.0

May 27, 2021

Toxic and Stressful

Customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can expense your phone plan Supposedly the office but I joined and left during the pandemic Having the worst manager of my career - this is good as I have now learnt what I don't want a manager or leadership to be

Cons

I was completely over sold on the position, I was looking to work in a less stressful, less sales and more solutions focused environment with strong client services and relationships. I was told this was the case, promised a small renewals target that was achievable, relationship focused work with clients, a healthy challenging yet manageable workload and a friendly almost family like team environment. The only thing to come true was the family environment, but it was a dysfunctional family. Less than a month in I started encountering the practices of bullying, micro-management, shaming (in 1on1s and team meetings) and an increase and not achievable sales target (?!). About 7 out of 90+ people hit their target month on month. On multiple occasions I encountered colleagues not wanting to speak up about stress and bullying as they feared the outcome - whether that is losing good accounts or being fired.

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. As we grow, we're actively launching manager trainings across the company to help better arm our leaders with the tools to grow successful teams and individuals, and we believe these trainings will help to teach great leadership practices moving forward. Feedback like this helps us understand both what we're doing well and where we still have room to improve.

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