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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Tel Aviv-Yafo

June 30, 2026

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months.

They will let you go through 3, 4, or 5 sessions, an hour+ each, and then eventually won't even let you know you didn't pass (even after 3 weeks, yep) if you won't reach out manually. This is how much they care about candidates. Take that into consideration when you think about starting a process. Super disappointing.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Datadog Senior Software Engineer role in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

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Datadog's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Tel Aviv-Yafo is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Datadog's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

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