Datadog Account Executive interview experience

I had a recruiter call, then a hiring-manager call, followed by an in-person deal review and a deeper sales challenge. The challenge wasn’t generic—it centered on researching a specific target company and laying out a plan for how I’d break into the account.

The process then leaned heavily into pipeline generation and story. I remember having to talk through pipe generation, plus win stories, and then continuing the evaluation through leadership-level conversations. It all felt fast-paced in the moment, with efficient communication, but the feedback afterward wasn’t extensive, which left me