Working at Datadog was the greatest experience of my career, and I made a ton of great friends and had a ton of fun.
Fast growth leads to a lot of difficulties.
The interviewer was 5-10 minutes late for a 45-minute call. Like many others mentioned, the interviewer was not listening and mostly typing. They asked the same questions multiple times and inquired about information I had already provided. I then
Fast interview. Coding was non-LeetCode, focused on system design and parsing logs. Lots of chats about the resume and past experiences; this seemed like the most important signal. Overall, a very fast turnaround and a fair interview.
A friend referred me, and I was contacted the other day. I was contacted by their recruiter. The interview was 20 minutes of general behavioral questions. We had a nice chat, but I ended up getting rejected.
The interviewer was 5-10 minutes late for a 45-minute call. Like many others mentioned, the interviewer was not listening and mostly typing. They asked the same questions multiple times and inquired about information I had already provided. I then
Fast interview. Coding was non-LeetCode, focused on system design and parsing logs. Lots of chats about the resume and past experiences; this seemed like the most important signal. Overall, a very fast turnaround and a fair interview.
A friend referred me, and I was contacted the other day. I was contacted by their recruiter. The interview was 20 minutes of general behavioral questions. We had a nice chat, but I ended up getting rejected.