Is Datadog a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Datadog have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 94 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 Software Developer Jobs at Datadog now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Datadog .

Does Datadog pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Datadog with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 94 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Datadog .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Datadog?

Account Executive (184) , Commercial Account Executive (148) , Software Engineer (115) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (108) , Senior Software Engineer (53) , Sales (44) , Enterprise Account Executive (42) , Customer Success Manager (40) , Software Engineer II (40) , Sales Engineer (39) , Software Engineer(Internship) (33) , Technical Support Engineer (32) , 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 157 reviews)); "great benefits including lunch and fitness coverage" ((in 138 reviews)); "The overall team is great at Datadog with many supportive individuals and a great place to be to grow your technical skills." ((in 60 reviews)); "Office is nice and modern." ((in 59 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 68 reviews)); "Senior Manager: "We'd like to see more of your work and impact on our unit."" ((in 38 reviews)); "401k match is not very good" ((in 17 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))

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4.2

92% would recommend to a friend

(94 total reviews)

Olivier Pomel

93% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Datadog with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 94 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Datadog is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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94 reviews

4.0

Jun 18, 2024

Kind people, good engineering stack

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Kind people, good engineering stack

Cons

Office in middle of midtown

3.0

Jun 13, 2024

Work is fine

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice culture and environment,Along with good events

Cons

Not paid upto the mark

Datadog Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback!

4.0

Jun 4, 2024

Good but could be better

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- fitness stipend, snacks, office is nice - coworkers generally are nice - PTO policy is great - never had mass layoffs

Cons

- abysmal eng tooling - hard to really know how well you are doing - budget cuts following the mass layoffs in other companies led to drastically reduced quality of life

Datadog Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback - both what you enjoy as well as where we have room to improve. We appreciate your continued impact on the team!

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