Some Growing Pains - Senior Software Engineer Datadog Employee Review

2.0
28 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Quickly growing company with a great product. 2. Fair compensation and benefits

Cons

1. Lack of a proper engineering career path - There are not many engineering levels which means that there are Senior Software Engineers with a difference of 10+ years of experience, all with the same title. Getting promoted to a Staff Engineering level can be extremely difficult as compared to other companies. 2. Not remote-friendly - While they do hire for remote roles much of the engineering teams are office based and it can be difficult to integrate as a remote engineer. 3. Lots of junior engineers - The ratio of junior to more senior engineers is far greater than in many other places where I have worked. I have to do a bit more hand-holding at Datadog.

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Datadog Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience at Datadog. We hear your concerns and appreciate that you identify areas where we can continue to improve. We strive to provide resources to support and enhance collaboration among all team members, regardless of level of experience, and we are constantly working to improve our processes. We encourage you to share your feedback around career growth with your manager and People Business Partner. We will certainly take your feedback into consideration as we continue to grow. Thank you for your contributions to our Engineering team, and please know that we value your feedback and are committed to continue making Datadog a great place to work.

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