Datadog·Software Engineer

Datadog Software Engineer interview experience

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SlovakiaPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Not every part of the Datadog process felt respectful or consistent.

I started with a recruiter outreach and a brief recruiter screen that felt surface-level and not deeply reflective of my background. Then I ran into scheduling friction: the hiring manager call was originally set a week out, got canceled just a few hours before it started due to a “calendar conflict,” and when I rescheduled, the slot they picked ended up being a public holiday in my country.

I joined at 8 PM, and the call itself felt like it barely began before it was already winding down. There was no meaningful introduction or acknowledgement of the delay, and the conversation ended

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