Is Datadog a good company to work for?

Datadog has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,925 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 (151) , Software Engineer (117) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (109) , Senior Software Engineer (54) , Sales (44) , Enterprise Account Executive (42) , Sales Engineer (42) , 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 212 reviews)); "Working with great people and in a fast growing company really gives you motivation and satisfaction." ((in 162 reviews)); "great benefits including lunch and fitness coverage" ((in 142 reviews)); "great office in the center with alot of activities" ((in 69 reviews)); "good work life balance in the company" ((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 73 reviews)); "Senior Manager: "Just concentrate on your current commitments and that will be enough."" ((in 38 reviews)); "The medical benefits are average, and the 401k match is below other industry leaders." ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management leans lazily on KPIs and cares little for employee satisfaction." ((in 14 reviews)); "lack of diversity" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Datadog layoffs in 2026?

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Datadog reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(278 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

91% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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4.0

Sep 9, 2021

Fun but lots of favoritism, fratty culture

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are fun, management tends to be good, pay is pretty decent

Cons

Very fratty culture, little to no diversity in the sales org, and extreme favoritism from management.

Datadog Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're glad that you enjoy the colleagues you work with, and we recognize that we have work to do in better diversifying our Sales team. We're actively working to better balance this representation through the efforts of our executives and recruiters by establishing diversity partnerships as well as programs created by our Employee Engagement, Sales Enablement and Talent Development teams to ensure our employees feel supported in their professional and personal development every day at Datadog. We're also actively launching manager trainings to coach our leaders in how to best lead their teams, mitigating any negative behaviors in the future. We encourage you to reach out to your People Business Partner if these issues persist; we value you as a Datadog employee and want to create a positive wrokplace experience for you and all our team members, so we appreciate your candor in sharing this feedback.

4.0

Aug 29, 2021

Great company, great team, lots of opportunities

Technical account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Good managers TAM role is challenging with a lot of opportunities to learn Start up feel: you can take on projects, try new things etc. Independence/flexibility with your schedule and approach No day is the same There are tons of opportunities to built out systems to help scale the team

Cons

Start up feel also means a bit of a lack of structure No 401k matching The scope of the job is broad

Datadog Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review of your experience regarding the Technical Solutions team at Datadog. We hope you are excited by the challenges of the Technical Account Manager role, feel supported in your journey, and are able to have consistent learning opportunities. We appreciate your feedback and are excited for all that's to come as we navigate this new hyper-growth environment together, mitigating any growing pains along the way. We love that this team has truly been built from the ground up and hope that your time here supports your growth as well as helps support our customers as they grow alongside us.Thank you for all you do and we're lucky to have you here at Datadog.

5.0

Aug 24, 2021

Commercial account executive

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, great culture, fun environment

Cons

Hard product, longer hours, competition

Datadog Response

4y

Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience at Datadog. We love that you're excited about the Sales team and company culture. We recognize both the demand and reward of this role as we navigate this hyper-growth environment, and are working to mitigate some of these challenges by actively growing our global Sales org to add support as we scale and seek to help more and more customers. We appreciate this feedback and we're glad to have you on the Datadog team!

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