Pros: The company is just over the cusp of moving from being a small company to a large one. Lots of the tools and processes are ripe for growing to the next generation. There's a positive feedback loop of the products making customers better at delivery, and thus having new challenges to face, for which we can develop new products. The culture encourages work-life balance. 70-hour weeks are not expected or encouraged. A hybrid 3-day/week in-office setup is ideal for me. Competitive salary and benefits are offered. High-level decisions seem to be made thoughtfully. Global teams help prevent group-think.

Cons: - Eng teams tend to design 1-2 quarters out, for well-known paths only, instead of gathering broad requirements to design for 1-2 years out while implementing incrementally. - Four years of rapid growth has left much technical debt, but this is also an opportunity for great projects. - Global teams mean you spend a lot of time in VC. - Hints of NIH syndrome (but not nearly as much as at previous employer).

Pros: As a product for engineering teams, Datadog values engineering excellence. Everyone is passionate about what they do and wants to collaborate to make sure we build the best products for our customers.

Cons: It's not very diverse. Maybe you can help change that?

Pros: Hiring process: The whole hiring process was great. The recruiters always told me about the next steps and what else was missing in the process. The process went quite quickly (in fact, I slowed it down a bit because I was doing another process). At the end, I had a team matching round where I was able to pick between 3 teams. I was also able to negotiate a pretty good compensation package. Onboarding: The onboarding was well organized. You have 30-day, 60-day, and 90-day "lookbacks" (reviews) to see if you're meeting expectations and what you should be focusing on. My manager is pretty hands-off and the team has been very welcoming, helping me with the ramp up and answering any questions for me. The office: I'm based in the Madrid office. You have to come 3 days per week. You have free lunches Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Most people either come Mon-Wed or Mon/Wed/Fri. The office usually organizes office-wide activities once a month. There is a mix of international and Spanish-speakers. The company/Exec: IMO Exec seems to have a clear direction for the company. Things get a bit more fuzzy at the team level, with Product and Engineering disagreeing on the specifics of certain OKRs/efforts (classic Tech). Depending on your Org/team, things can feel a bit more hierarchical, but overall I've had a very good feeling of the company.

Cons: I can't think of much. The 3-days per week office policy is okay, but I really hope they don't change it. Otherwise, I know a lot of people would be unhappy. It also depends a lot on your manager or organization. I know some people come once or twice a week, and their managers don't care. Others would get a comment in their 1-1s if they haven't come 60% of the days to the office in a given month.