Process
I was contacted by an internal recruiter through LinkedIn.
After an initial screening interview with her, I then had a technical interview with two people, which consisted of 30 minutes speaking about my experience and 30 minutes of live coding.
This was followed by a take-home project and three further one-hour interviews:
- Another live coding interview
- A whiteboarding design session
- A deep-dive into a recent project with the hiring manager
The whole process was very open and transparent. The recruiter who originally contacted me stayed in constant contact throughout to offer support or answer any questions I might have.
The feedback at each stage was detailed and fair, and everyone I spoke to seemed to really like their jobs, which sold me on the company.
Questions
The usual technical interview questions, nothing strange.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Datadog Software Engineer role in Italy.
Success Rate
Datadog's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Italy is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Datadog's Software Engineer interview process in Italy.
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