Datadog·Software Engineer

Datadog Software Engineer interview experience

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Positive

New York, NYPosted Nov 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After the recruiter reached out, I scheduled a recruiter screen, then later moved into a technical screening.

The pace felt comfortable because they didn’t seem to be rushing me to book the technical part right away, which honestly made it easier to regroup and prepare.

The technical round was straightforward and largely focused on classic DSA-style questions plus systems design. What stood out was the way the questions connected back to things Datadog would actually deal with in production—for example, topics that touched logging and indexing. The systems design prompts felt more general than product-specific, but the overall vibe was still practical.

The conversations were friendly and the

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