A three-step process with 8 interviews in total.

The first part was a screening, first with a sourcer, then with the hiring manager. There was a possibility for the process to stop after each discussion.

Once those two steps were validated, you were proposed to move to a second step, which I would call the panel. Five interviews, one hour each, would evaluate you on people management, process management, product management, system design, and technical skills.

You are supported by a recruiter throughout the process and are briefed on how to prepare best.

Once you have completed that, all interviewers will debrief together and decide whether or not you move to the third step. This step is a take-home assignment in which you are provided a vague description of some problems the Datadog org is facing and asked to propose solutions.

Once you have analyzed the assignment and prepared a proposal, you are invited to present it to a panel of interviewers (usually, the ones you faced during the second phase).

The candidate who performs best in this phase is then presented with an offer.

Lots of different questions, obviously. Here are a sample:

• How do you motivate your team members?
• How do you prioritize work for your team, and how do you track work progression and achievement?
• On what did you base your decision to go with tech stack X rather than Y?