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      Datadog Sr. Software Engineer reviews

      4.3

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (39 total reviews)
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      Olivier Pomel

      83% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      4.3

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

      Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Datadog with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Datadog is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      39 reviews
      4.0
      Apr 26, 2024

      Great product, bulging management

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great product and lots of traction Great benefits and compensation Good amount of internal mobility Great colleagues Overall good engineering culture Despite the cons below, I think the C-level management is as focused as ever.

      Cons

      Management has staged a coup during the pandemic. The company used to be quite lean and the chain of command quite short. This gave ICs a clear sense of who was in charge and a short feedback loop. High-level decisions were made by people who understood the product and had participated in its engineering (ie. there was no BS). Nowadays the orgs feels more and more like an onion and management cares more about the size of their empire than anything else. Engineering projects are given no measure of success (or ones that change quarter after quarter as things get worse) and allowed to continue for the purpose of justifying hiring. We have regular company-wide surveys that track trust in management. It used to be very high. It went so low they stopped making the per-department numbers public.

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      Datadog Response
      2y
      Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We're pleased to hear about so many of your positive experiences with us! We also acknowledge your feedback regarding the changes in our organization as we grow. Our commitment remains to foster an environment of transparency, accountability, and innovation, and we consider feedback like yours invaluable for continuous improvement. We will look into the issues you've mentioned. Thank you for being a crucial part of our journey and for contributing to creating a better workplace for everyone.
      4.0
      Mar 14, 2024

      Good wlb!

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Hybrid work environment. Great friendly vibes

      Cons

      They are beginning the RTO process

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      Datadog Response
      2y
      We're glad you're enjoying your #DatadogLife experience. Thank you for your feedback.
      2.0
      Mar 11, 2024

      Glossy on the surface, not so great underneath

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Aggressive pay rates that aimed to compete with top-talent companies (Google and Facebook were routinely called out) * Stable company that appears to be able to weather turbulent market conditions without massive layoffs

      Cons

      * Leadership was very divorced from day-to-day work of employees, which translated to a lot of needless frustration and crunch on behalf of bottom-level workers * Company culture around DEI was shockingly poor (especially wrt. women's issues), and top-level leadership was flippant at best about these problems * While they theoretically support remote work, in practice their benefits, IT, and HR teams are entirely focused on the main HQ locations, meaning remote employees are often left floundering on their own for even basic issues * Crunch time was a constant expectation, especially for those lower in the hierarchy: on-call shifts of 3-weeks out of 4 was the norm, and most engineers are expected to contribute extra hours towards interviews (often multiple per week)

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      Datadog Response
      2y
      Thank you for sharing your insights about your experience at Datadog. We appreciate all feedback as it helps us identify areas where we can continue to improve. We acknowledge the sentiments you shared regarding leadership involvement and DEI, and we will continue to focus on these areas as we strive to build a better workplace for all employees. Thank you for the impact you had while with us, and we wish you luck on your next endeavor.
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