Datadog·Software Engineer

Datadog Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

Posted Aug 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process for a senior Software Engineer role started with an initial screen, and then I had four virtual onsite interviews.

The sequence moved through an AI coding round, then system design, followed by behavioral, and finally values. The recruiting loop felt organized, and I got a fairly quick debrief once the interviews were done.

The AI coding portion went well for me—I felt like I was communicating my thinking clearly. System design was the part that felt shakier; I could tell I didn’t land it as confidently as I wanted. The next morning, I was rejected after the debrief, and I was offered a feedback call.

Overall, it was a tough result because the interviews were high-stakes, but the process structure was

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