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Lead Software Engineer Interview Experience - France

December 15, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The classic interview process begins with a call from a recruiter, followed by a technical test and homework. This is then succeeded by a full panel of four interviews conducted over a half-day.

The homework is very time-consuming and offers little to no added value. It is validated without constructive feedback. If a doubt arises about a specific skill at the end of the process, the homework is not revisited to confirm or refute it.

I consider this a negative experience due to the significant amount of time spent on the process and the fact that one interviewer was clearly too junior to conduct interviews. However, I want to mention that all other interviewers I interacted with were very knowledgeable and kind.

Questions

Standard coding exercises (like those found on LeetCode)

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Datadog Lead Software Engineer role in France.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Datadog's interview process for their Lead Software Engineer roles in France is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Datadog's Lead Software Engineer interview process in France.

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