I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Datadog (New York, NY) in Mar 2024
Interview
You start with a phone screen with the recruiter, then a 45-minute interview with the hiring manager, and then four one-hour interviews.
Analytical - explain what metrics to look at, design a dashboard for the CEO
System Design - Instagram system design
Case Study - How would you build, launch, and price a product
Engineering - How you work with engineers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a dashboard for the CEO?
How would you system design an Instagram feed?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Datadog (New York, NY) in Feb 2026
Interview
1st round is a recruiter screening. typical questions asked like tell me about yourself, why do you want to work here. 2nd round is a hiring manager round to go into more detail on experience and technical background. there is a discussion about the specific product that you would own. Lastly there is a panel round with 2 behavior and 2 technical interviews with product and engineering leaders.
Straight forward process, last round consists of analytical, engineering collaboration, technical, and case study. I felt that the technical interview was easier than what I’d have thought. Case study interview feels a bit subjective since it had something to do with one of Datadog’s products. Recruitment process as a whole was transparent and I love that they give you feedback at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What success metrics would you want to look at if you wanted a product to go from beta to GA
Recruiter was friendly and transparent in explaining the interview process. Asked questions on whether I had experience for things listed in job description and requirements. Didn’t get to hiring manager round but overall great experience, recruiter was open to keeping in touch in case there was an opening with a better fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
Tell me about a time that you had experience in