I applied online. I interviewed at Datadog (New York, NY) in Jul 2024
Interview
Phone Screen with Recruiter
Hiring Manager Call 45 min including behavioral question and project walkthrough (slide is not required, but nice to have)
Panel 45 min portfolio presentation with three designers
Whiteboarding with two designers
Behavioral Question with one designer
thorough, and very professional. I believe 5 rounds total. I was not able to make it the entire way through the process, but I managed to have 2 rounds of interviews. It was overall very enjoyable and low stress relatively.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a data heavy product you designed for and how did you measure its success?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Datadog in Oct 2025
Interview
The hiring manager was great, he asked thoughtful questions and stayed a little longer to talk about the company and the team. Comms were fast, and I appreciated all the feedback I got.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Datadog
Interview
It felt disconnected and badly fun. I gave up halfway through their "white boarding" / see how you deal under pressure step.
Second interview was a bunch of questions about work environments you enjoy which were basically impossible to answer if you have worked multiple places.
Interviewers had only worked at datadog and it showed. Had a start up head offer in hand stopped caring.