Engineering Manager Interview Experience - New York, New York
September 3, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Great experience. The recruiter was transparent and helpful throughout the whole process.
I was not caught off guard at all during the rounds.
The final round consisted of one hour each for:
- Coding
- Systems design
- Overview of a project that I had overseen
- Capacity management
- People management
I have a ton of respect for this company. Everyone that I spoke with was humble and seemed to really enjoy working there.
Questions
The system design question is very data processing specific, like designing a high-throughput pipeline.
Think about:
- Scale
- Fault tolerance
- SLAs
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Datadog Engineering Manager role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Datadog's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive75%
Neutral0%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Datadog's Engineering Manager interview process in New York, New York.
Datadog Work Experiences
4.0
Great people, strong ownership, growing pains
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 27, 2023
Pros: People are helpful, friendly, and smart.
My area of the company has good work/life balance (though this depends on the team).
The company has a very strong brand and is a recognized leader in the space.
You are allowed and expected to have strong ownership of your product area.
Great autonomy - you can decide how to build your product.
Cons: Most teams have on-call rotations, and some teams have a much bigger burden than others. Lots of things are in flux, as the company has been growing quickly. Many responsibilities are pushed down to teams that really should be handled by common/infrastructure teams. Development can be slow because development infrastructure is lacking. Stock compensation depends on the market, and in a downswing (like now), that can be brutal.
5.0
Great place to be an engineer
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
May 8, 2024
Pros: Good technical challenges, working alongside industry-proven engineers, and tons to learn.
The company's choices are clear and in-touch with reality.
Cons: Return-to-work policies (n days a week). Upper management is not evenly geographically distributed, and I'd be surprised to see them at my location.
5.0
Awesome people and place to work at
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Paris, Île-de-France, France
January 19, 2024
Pros: Salary
Highly skilled and motivated teammates.
Blameless culture.
Accessible leadership.
Startupy.
Cons: Mandatory return to office
Strong DIY culture
- 4.0Great people, strong ownership, growing painsEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 27, 2023Pros: People are helpful, friendly, and smart. My area of the company has good work/life balance (though this depends on the team). The company has a very strong brand and is a recognized leader in the space. You are allowed and expected to have strong ownership of your product area. Great autonomy - you can decide how to build your product.Cons: Most teams have on-call rotations, and some teams have a much bigger burden than others. Lots of things are in flux, as the company has been growing quickly. Many responsibilities are pushed down to teams that really should be handled by common/infrastructure teams. Development can be slow because development infrastructure is lacking. Stock compensation depends on the market, and in a downswing (like now), that can be brutal.
- 5.0Great place to be an engineerEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 8, 2024Pros: Good technical challenges, working alongside industry-proven engineers, and tons to learn. The company's choices are clear and in-touch with reality.Cons: Return-to-work policies (n days a week). Upper management is not evenly geographically distributed, and I'd be surprised to see them at my location.
- 5.0Awesome people and place to work atEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeParis, Île-de-France, FranceJanuary 19, 2024Pros: Salary Highly skilled and motivated teammates. Blameless culture. Accessible leadership. Startupy.Cons: Mandatory return to office Strong DIY culture
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