Datadog·Software Engineer

Datadog Software Engineer interview experience

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ParisPosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter screen, I took an online coding assessment and then moved into a small sequence of live interviews.

The overall vibe was pretty practical: the coding portion leaned more toward implementation and design thinking than pure LeetCode trick problems. I remember having a few exercises, and the questions were framed in a way that pushed me to explain my approach as I went.

The process felt smooth, and the team I interacted with were genuinely nice. I also had a longer recruiter call where we covered the role and my background, then I went into a final technical interview that again followed a LeetCode-style medium-hard structure. I didn’t end up getting an offer, but it felt like I understood

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