Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
December 24, 2025
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The process was very smooth and efficient.
I was asked some LeetCode questions and some technical questions regarding the relevant languages.
All in all, it was a good experience, and I shared my aspirations and how they can be relevant at Datadog.
Questions
Technical proficiency in the language of choice
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 38 interview experiences for the Datadog Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
29%
Pass Rate
Datadog's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive58%
Neutral16%
Negative26%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Datadog's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Datadog Work Experiences
5.0
Great Mentors, Growing Pains
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 4, 2025
Pros: Great mentor support and interesting projects
Cons: The company is expanding and always hiring.
5.0
Great work and culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 2, 2020
Pros: - Incredible, massive scale.
- Collaborative environment. Decisions are made as a team after comparing pros and cons together.
- Interesting and challenging distributed systems problems.
- Good WLB.
Cons: Lack of structure in some areas as the company is growing pretty fast. Though there are internal ongoing initiatives to improve processes.
5.0
Truly Great Place To Work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 19, 2025
Pros: Very good to work for.
Cons: absolutely no cons at all
- 5.0Great Mentors, Growing PainsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 4, 2025Pros: Great mentor support and interesting projectsCons: The company is expanding and always hiring.
- 5.0Great work and cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 2, 2020Pros: - Incredible, massive scale. - Collaborative environment. Decisions are made as a team after comparing pros and cons together. - Interesting and challenging distributed systems problems. - Good WLB.Cons: Lack of structure in some areas as the company is growing pretty fast. Though there are internal ongoing initiatives to improve processes.
- 5.0Truly Great Place To WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 19, 2025Pros: Very good to work for.Cons: absolutely no cons at all
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