Datadog Software Developer reviews

4.1

92% would recommend to a friend

(94 total reviews)
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Olivier Pomel

92% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Datadog with 4.1 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
Oct 14, 2025

Good balance

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture (coworkers, office culture, etc), office (location, snacks, etc.), work-life-balance

Cons

Compensation (less based on merit, more on tenure)

3.0
Oct 9, 2025

Average

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Perks, comped travel, work life balance

Cons

Irresponsible management, high variance between teams. A few toxic people

1.0
Sep 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, good WLB. Good office. French so they are chill.

Cons

Beware, opt and stem opt people. They will contradict themselves to not start your H1B or EB3/2 process. However, they might say that they will. I wouldn't trust their word.

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Datadog Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad to hear you’ve found positives in pay, work-life balance, and the office environment. We’re also sorry to learn about your concerns regarding immigration support. Since this is an important and personal topic, we encourage you to raise it confidentially with your People Business Partner so they can best assist you.
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