Datadog·Software Engineer

Datadog Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

MadridCandidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience with Datadog felt rough from the very beginning.

I went through what I understood to be a long, high-expectation process—eight interviews total—and it was framed like they wanted an “all-around” profile: strong technical depth, a product mindset, and exceptional people management. I dedicated real time across multiple rounds, and the expectation level was intense.

At the same time, the communication and respect around the process never really matched the effort. One part of the process started with a recruiter call that felt disconnected from the start to the end of the interview—there wasn’t much engagement, and it honestly felt

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