Pretty good, but becoming corporate - Director of Engineering Datadog Employee Review

4.0
Jun 1, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun technical challenges, smart people, good company and great perks

Cons

No clear career path for anybody above engineering manager. Fast growing and getting more corporate.

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Datadog Response
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Thank you so much for this feedback and sharing your experience at Datadog. We love that you're as excited about our people, product, and company culture as we are. Our mission is to continue innovating on our strong product and create a culture where employees feel supported and recognized every day. As our company continues to scale, we're actively creating and broadcasting our career development resources. We appreciate this feedback and we're glad to have you on the Datadog team!

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