Datadog Software Engineer reviews

4.2

93% would recommend to a friend

(96 total reviews)
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Olivier Pomel

94% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Datadog with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 96 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Datadog is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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96 reviews
4.0
Mar 30, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growing really quickly, fun technology, kind coworkers

Cons

Politics and lots of employee turnover, promotions are rare.

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Datadog Response
5y
Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience at Datadog. We’re glad you’ve had a positive experience working with our tech stack and the supportive teammates. As we continue to grow and scale at a rapid rate, feedback like this helps us understand what we’re doing well and where we have room to improve - as always, if there’s any other comments you have, don’t hesitate to reach out.
5.0
Mar 16, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Engineering focused organization, with solid of understanding across the company on how technical issues can affect the product. * Remote work is very well supported.

Cons

* No retirement contributions by employer (401(k) or regional equivalent).

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Datadog Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Datadog! We're happy to hear you've enjoyed many aspects of the culture. Thanks as well for your feedback on company retirement contributions- we assess and update our benefits based on employee feedback each year. Feedback like this helps us understand what we're doing well and where we have room to improve - as always, if there's any other comments you have, don't hesitate to reach out.
1.0
Feb 23, 2021

Immature management

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great product, great engineering peers and great culture. From an engineering standpoint, this is a great place to be. It's gratifying to see the company grow at such a rapid clip. Execs have also demonstrated that they actually care for employee well-being as well as social causes while still focusing on keeping the business successful. Great job execs.

Cons

Immature low level management is pervasive. While the execs have tried to bring transparency to career development, line management will impose their own requirements to be evasive. There's a lot of work and if you show initiative and progress, your natural expectations of being appreciated will be squashed. Very low diversity, even in engineering. Women tend to leave at a much faster clip.

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Datadog Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your candid feedback, and we're sorry that this is the culture you've experienced at Datadog as that's not what we strive for within our Engineering department. We're actively launching manager trainings across the company to help better arm our leaders with the tools to grow successful teams and individuals, and we believe these trainings will help to teach great leadership practices moving forward. We appreciate you taking the time to leave this review so that we can address these topics with our leaders as we continue working to build a more inclusive workplace.
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