Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
April 1, 2023
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Pretty straightforward, but one of the interviewers explained the setup of the interview shockingly poorly. He also asked me a question about my previous company, and then as I was answering it, he said, "I don't really care." Charming!
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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 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.
4.0
Pretty Good Chill Work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 20, 2023
Pros: People are really friendly, willing to help. The work is pretty interesting, with short working hours.
Cons: Management is pretty confused about the big picture, which results in having the wrong things being built. Some diversity-related issues were not addressed appropriately.
3.0
Average Big Tech Job
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 20, 2025
Pros: Strong work-life balance. Low stress.
Cons: Poor dev infra, many bugs, and moves very slowly.
- 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.
- 4.0Pretty Good Chill WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 20, 2023Pros: People are really friendly, willing to help. The work is pretty interesting, with short working hours.Cons: Management is pretty confused about the big picture, which results in having the wrong things being built. Some diversity-related issues were not addressed appropriately.
- 3.0Average Big Tech JobSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 20, 2025Pros: Strong work-life balance. Low stress.Cons: Poor dev infra, many bugs, and moves very slowly.
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