French presence means on average, people feel comfortable actually using the unlimited PTO. In-office vibes are good. Hybridly located organizations actually work pretty well, for the most part. Internal mobility program is great. I've actually found that HR really advocates for individual workers too. Overtime, compensation has gotten better.
Your experience varies a ton depending on the team and organization, especially if you're a manager. Level one EMs here can be tech leads or pure people managers. It seems very, very stressful to be a PM here. There are some pretty non-rigorous practices when it comes to design and product. For example, we hire a ton of designers without any UX or market research capabilities who override PM decisions. Retirement matches for US seem underdeveloped.
The overall interview process is pretty mature and good overall. The recruiter who reached out to me was mixing formal and informal approaches very well (shout out to Babatunde!). They professionally handled the initial call and the aftermath call wh
Straightforward tech process with DSA and system design questions. Datadog likes to ask questions that have some link to their products. Brush up on logs indexing, for example. System design questions are more general.
The whole process was well done and structured. I didn't make it to the end as I was competing with someone who was a better fit. They asked me to re-apply in the future.
The overall interview process is pretty mature and good overall. The recruiter who reached out to me was mixing formal and informal approaches very well (shout out to Babatunde!). They professionally handled the initial call and the aftermath call wh
Straightforward tech process with DSA and system design questions. Datadog likes to ask questions that have some link to their products. Brush up on logs indexing, for example. System design questions are more general.
The whole process was well done and structured. I didn't make it to the end as I was competing with someone who was a better fit. They asked me to re-apply in the future.