Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Datadog with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Datadog overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Datadog as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 17%
Skills test: 14%
Drug test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 6%
Personality test: 3%
Background check: 3%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Datadog (Paris) in Nov 2023
Interview
- un test hackerrank en ligne, difficulté moyenne, pas besoin d'un succès de 100%
- un entretien RH pour parler de soi
- un entretien technique de difficulté moyenne (prévoir des projets à présenter)
- un entretien de team matching pour avoir le go final de l'equipe
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Parlez moi de votre projet dont vous êtes le plus fier
Easy questions, they asked in-depth questions about a project that I had to verbally present. Then, they asked 3 leetcode style questions, around leetcode easy to medium. They asked me to explain the time complexity of my solutions, and they were very kind when I made mistakes
I applied online. I interviewed at Datadog (Paris) in Jan 2026
Interview
J’ai passé un entretien RH sur mon parcours et mes objectifs. L’échange était détendu. Suite à cela, un entretien technique a été planifié pour le lendemain afin d’évaluer mes compétences techniques.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Des problèmes leet code classiques (niveau facile)