Process
First round: Two coding questions with an engineer. A very pleasant experience; I learned a lot about the culture and product.
- 1 LeetCode medium
- 1 LeetCode easy
Take-home project: This project took a little while to complete. I made sure to cover edge cases and provide good documentation for how I would improve it in the future.
On-site interviews: Three separate interviews: one with the team lead, one with a senior SWE, and one with the director.
All interviews went well. I had good discussions with each member and gained further insight into Datadog.
Outcome: The recruiter gave feedback that I did well on coding and design, and had a good discussion with the director. I was rejected because the team felt I wasn’t enthusiastic enough about Datadog. This feedback was very vague, subjective, and disappointing. The recruiter cited that I didn’t ask enough questions at the end of each interview (I asked 2-3, depending on the amount of time left per interview).
Overall, a good experience until the end. For all the time and effort I put into their interview process, it’s ridiculous to say I wasn’t interested or enthusiastic. Additionally, with such vague feedback, I can’t even work on improving this for future interviews.
Questions
DFS/Tree
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 25 interview experiences for the Datadog Senior Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Datadog's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Datadog's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Datadog Work Experiences
- 4.0Senior FE EngineerSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeParis, FranceJuly 22, 2024Pros: - Open culture and food at the office - Stock planCons: - Sometimes not a clear direction on early products
- 5.0Feels like a pre-COVID tech companySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 18, 2024Pros: Leadership seems focused on growing the company in a sustainable way and keeping people happy, rather than on cost-cutting and the latest fad.Cons: It can feel like you're dealing with big company scale and bureaucracy with small company tooling.
- 5.0A great place to work as a frontend devSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 30, 2021Pros: I've been at Datadog for 1.5 years now and I've had a good experience here so far, for a few reasons: 1. Frontend--The frontend web dev work is complex and interesting, and there is a ton of it. We have great frontend platform and design ops teams that support us, and we work with modern tooling and libraries. Notably, I feel valued for my frontend skills here in a way that I haven't at previous companies. 2. The product -- as a related point, the product itself is simply fun to work on. We do a ton of dogfooding of our own product at Datadog, and it's super motivating to work on a tool that I and my coworkers use every day and have a ton of opinions about how to improve. 3. Career growth -- the company is growing, and with that comes opportunities to try new things, take on new responsibilities, and get promoted. 4. Inclusion-- I can only speak to my own experience (I joined Summer 2020 so I've been mostly remote), but the culture seems pretty positive and professional. As a female software developer, I have felt supported, valued, and respected throughout my time here.Cons: The company is growing, which comes with inevitable hiccups such as occasional changes in org structure and the continual need to hire more people to keep up with all the work.
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