Is Datadog a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Datadog have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 39 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Datadog employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Datadog now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Datadog .

Does Datadog pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Datadog with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 39 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Datadog.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Datadog?

71% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Datadog would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 27% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Datadog with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Datadog?

Account Executive (184) , Commercial Account Executive (151) , Software Engineer (116) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (109) , Senior Software Engineer (53) , Sales (44) , Enterprise Account Executive (42) , Sales Engineer (41) , 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 214 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 140 reviews)); "good work life balance in the company" ((in 61 reviews)); "great office in the center with alot of activities" ((in 58 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 71 reviews)); "Senior Manager: "Just concentrate on your current commitments and that will be enough."" ((in 39 reviews)); "Low salary and RTO is part of your performance review." ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management leans lazily on KPIs and cares little for employee satisfaction." ((in 13 reviews)); "This place is all about ego and favoritism." ((in 12 reviews))

Datadog Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.3

71% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

83% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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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

5.0

Jun 21, 2023

Still a great company, despite growing pains

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good engineering challenges, decent impact opportunities - good managers - good mission - lots of room to grow and move - quality, friendly people - good comp - great offices, support, and environment

Cons

- ever increasing bureaucracy, process, and other tedious stuff. probably par for the course with any bigorg - diluted focus and vision in some engineering areas. can be frustrating finding and doing impactful work. - strong drive "forward" means some legacy headaches are tolerated for too long - unrefined inter-department processes can cause headaches with security, infra, devenv situations

Datadog Response

2y

Thank you for this review. We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your #DatadogLife experience while with us! We wish you all the best.

5.0

May 26, 2023

Friendly staff

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly and smart people, great salary, fast paced, lots of autonomy within team

Cons

Push for return to office, some highly deserving people promoted rather late.

Datadog Response

3y

We're happy to hear that you had a positive experience while at Datadog and thank you for the impact you had on the Engineering team!

4.0

May 18, 2023

Interesting job, nice people, limited growth opportunity

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Very interesting set of problems to work on. * Most teams are very nice and easy to talk to, mostly good company culture. * Decent compensation. * A lot of very talented people to work with.

Cons

Only a select few get promotions beyond Senior Software Engineer. Once you want to get promoted to a Staff Engineer, you're told that for that position you have to work on large multi-team problems, but you're not given time to do that because you're still a Senior Engineer and have to work on firefighting and regular stuff. Very disappointing for me.

Datadog Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We're happy to know that you enjoy working alongside your team. Enabling our employees to grow and progress within Datadog is a key focus for us, and we encourage you to share these concerns with your manager and People Business Partner so that we can work together to find the right solutions for you and ensure we support your growth.

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