I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Datadog (Boston, MA) in Nov 2020
Interview
The first step was a phone call with a recruiter from HR. The conversation was laid back and consisted of behavioral questions with few technical ones. The second round was with an SDR manager who was interested in why sales, why Datadog specifically, few technical questions, again mostly behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something you have accomplished in the past that you are most proud of?
First Round - 30 mins zoom call with Recruiter - Camera on. Pretty simple, they’re just screening you to see if you are the right fit. Understand that you need solid answers that reply to the question in detail. Have them learned off perfectly. I’m disappointed I didn’t get the role as I have an abundant amount of sales experience but I guess not enough technical software knowledge but then it makes you think.. This is a sales role, not a software engineer role so I’m assuming they’re looking for a Unicorn who has both sales and tech skills. Overall it was quick. Second round Cold Calling Role play in person. Final Round Conversation with Director. Overall lovely experience but be prepared.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is my Current role, What is DataDog, Why Sales , Why SDR role, Why Tech sales, Tell me a time when you learned to feedback.
I applied online. I interviewed at Datadog (Amsterdam)
Interview
3 Rounds
first round with hiring manager - quite basic, behavioral/fit intended questions
second sales case/exercise with 2 account execs + some behavioral questions (probably toughest)
Third Round - final interview with the senior manager, can be pushy
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Datadog
Interview
rejected after recruiter round. The recruiter round was mainly about interest in the company and why sales. Only one behavioral question was asked. I thought I did well but apparently not because I didn't make it past the first round. It's such a shame because I am a big fan of their product and when they asked what their company does, I talked for so long because there was so much to talk about