Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Lyon, France
July 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The hiring process is really well thought out, and you can definitely see how much care and effort Datadog is putting into it. The entry barrier is quite high, as the technical interviews are challenging. However, they give you plenty of time to prepare, with a complete guide on how to be successful.
I met many people during the process, which helped me a lot understand the internal culture and values. This paid off, as I decided to accept the offer.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Datadog Senior Software Engineer role in Lyon, France.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Datadog's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Lyon, France is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Datadog's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Lyon, France.
Datadog Work Experiences
1.0
Good pay and location, but limited growth opportunities
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, NY
May 1, 2026
Pros: Good pay, a good location, and a nice office
Cons: Lack of promotional growth, stack ranking
5.0
Technical Work, Good WLB
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 5, 2025
Pros: French presence means on average, people feel comfortable actually using the unlimited PTO.
In-office vibes are good.
Hybridly located organizations actually work pretty well, for the most part.
Internal mobility program is great.
I've actually found that HR really advocates for individual workers too.
Overtime, compensation has gotten better.
Cons: Your experience varies a ton depending on the team and organization, especially if you're a manager. Level one EMs here can be tech leads or pure people managers.
It seems very, very stressful to be a PM here. There are some pretty non-rigorous practices when it comes to design and product. For example, we hire a ton of designers without any UX or market research capabilities who override PM decisions.
Retirement matches for US seem underdeveloped.
4.0
Interesting job, nice people, limited growth opportunity
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
May 18, 2023
Pros: Very interesting set of problems to work on.
Most teams are very nice and easy to talk to, mostly good company culture.
Decent compensation.
A lot of very talented people to work with.
Cons: Only a select few get promotions beyond Senior Software Engineer.
Once you want to get promoted to a Staff Engineer, you're told that for that position you have to work on large multi-team problems. However, you're not given time to do that because you're still a Senior Engineer and have to work on firefighting and regular stuff.
Very disappointing for me.
- 1.0Good pay and location, but limited growth opportunitiesSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, NYMay 1, 2026Pros: Good pay, a good location, and a nice officeCons: Lack of promotional growth, stack ranking
- 5.0Technical Work, Good WLBSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 5, 2025Pros: French presence means on average, people feel comfortable actually using the unlimited PTO. In-office vibes are good. Hybridly located organizations actually work pretty well, for the most part. Internal mobility program is great. I've actually found that HR really advocates for individual workers too. Overtime, compensation has gotten better.Cons: Your experience varies a ton depending on the team and organization, especially if you're a manager. Level one EMs here can be tech leads or pure people managers. It seems very, very stressful to be a PM here. There are some pretty non-rigorous practices when it comes to design and product. For example, we hire a ton of designers without any UX or market research capabilities who override PM decisions. Retirement matches for US seem underdeveloped.
- 4.0Interesting job, nice people, limited growth opportunitySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 18, 2023Pros: Very interesting set of problems to work on. Most teams are very nice and easy to talk to, mostly good company culture. Decent compensation. A lot of very talented people to work with.Cons: Only a select few get promotions beyond Senior Software Engineer. Once you want to get promoted to a Staff Engineer, you're told that for that position you have to work on large multi-team problems. However, you're not given time to do that because you're still a Senior Engineer and have to work on firefighting and regular stuff. Very disappointing for me.
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