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Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

January 1, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

STAY AWAY! The interview process was bad, and it was a waste of time. I got rejected by them, and then I received an offer from a FANG company. I wasted two weeks just on the assignment. They told me the salary for an average engineer (mid-level), similar to me, makes at their company. It was below average, close to $100k, with no 401k match.

  • A recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn, and the company seemed great.
  • I had an online tech screen that was average, and I passed it with a great review.
  • I received a take-home assignment. They were vague and didn't specify the requirements, so it took me a week to complete it. Given that I work full-time, and this was a small project, all the functionality they asked for was there. I tested it, and it worked. They reviewed it and asked me to complete another assignment. I should have stopped right there.

Questions

One LeetCode hard, very similar to Google interviews. The salary the recruiter talked about is much lower than average NYC companies.

One LeetCode medium and some HR-type questions, such as, "What is the hardest problem you've worked on?"

Strange, long, and useless assignment. Not worth my time. Regret applying.

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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.

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