Datadog reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,610 total reviews)
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Olivier Pomel

91% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Datadog has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,610 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).

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2K reviews
4.0
Jan 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* People are helpful, friendly, and smart * My area of the company has good work/life balance (though this depends on team) * Company has a very strong brand and is a recognized leader in the space * You are allowed and expected to have strong ownership of your product area * Great autonomy - you can decide how to build your product

Cons

* Most teams have on-call rotation and some teams have a much bigger burden than others * Lots of things are in flux as the company has been growing quickly * Many responsibilities are pushed down to teams that really should be handled by common/infrastructure teams * Development can be slow because development infrastructure is lacking * Stock compensation depends on the market and in a downswing (like now), that can be brutal

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Datadog Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share this review. We're happy to hear that you have the support you need to maintain a strong work/life balance. We also appreciate you sharing where we have room to improve. As we grow, we're continually working towards ensuring that all teams have the resources and tools they need to succeed.
2.0
Jan 10, 2023

Not a good experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Technology, integrations to all cloud systems

Cons

Horrible management and The pay is below market rate They're hiring very aggressively to keep up with the Churn + Burn type of environment with little to no formal career development. I am a current employee and my team, and I are tired of being told that leadership and management "needs to do better." That means nothing without you actually doing something. It feels like you're daring people to leave (four of whom did recently).

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Datadog Response
3y
We appreciate you sharing your feedback with us. The professional growth of our employees is something we pride ourselves in and we want to ensure we provide equal opportunities, fairness, and support to every Datadog. If you would like to share any specific context that might help us continue to improve, please reach out to your People Business Partner or contact our anonymous third-party provider EthicsPoint at https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/52231/index.html.
2.0
Sep 24, 2022

Bad management exerts too much pressure

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work with a lot of different work-groups

Cons

No growth Unequal distribution of responsibilities Micro management No mentorship Not inclusive No work/life balance

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Datadog Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your candid feedback with us. Career growth and progression is a key focus for Datadog, and we promote from within whenever possible. We provide training and resources for employees to utilize when having development conversations with their managers, and we have multiple training programs for our people managers to make sure we are coaching and providing feedback to employees appropriately. We make sure that each Datadog is paired with a mentor and a buddy, and we are currently piloting a company-wide mentorship program. Encouraging a culture of belonging and inclusivity is very important to us - we have cross-functional Community Guilds (ERGs) and department-specific affinity guilds to help our employees voice ideas, share experiences, and feel included. We consistently receive employee survey feedback that Datadog supports a positive work/life balance across teams, and feel this is a strong asset of the company. We appreciate your continued impact at Datadog, and thank you for highlighting these concerns. We strongly encourage you to speak with your People Business Partner to share specific concerns so that we can work to address these together.
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