I applied online. I interviewed at Datadog in June 2021
Interview
Average Process, I had an initial call with a recruiter and then the second interview with a hiring manager.
After the second round of interviews, I had a reject email, and it is said they were willing to provide the feedback. However, it was like a scam. Although I asked a couple of times for feedback, I did not have any email back from the company after all.
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Neutral experience
Easy interview
Application
I interviewed at Datadog (Newyork, Argyll and Bute, Scotland)
Interview
It was a Zoom interview, but they said it was okay to keep the camera off. It lasted a bit under 20–30 minutes. The interviewer was friendly and created a good atmosphere, explaining everything clearly. They also mentioned that relocation support would be provided. I think I answered well and the overall conversation went smoothly, but I didn’t receive an offer afterward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Do you know about the product
- Tell me about yourself
I got a lot of good feedback from the team but ultimately did not get the role. The recruiting team here for design is very thorough, but one hiccup I experienced was the phases involved with the interview were not outlined to me accurately, or maybe I misunderstood the steps. The team there is very sharp and they will ask detailed questions about your process. Make sure your case study, and app for critique are polished.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Product Sense: Choose an app to walk through and critique.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Datadog in Aug 2024
Interview
Datadog une grosse entreprise avec beaucoup de process et de silos, et ça se sent aussi dans le process de recrutement.
Le procès a duré presque 2 mois avec de nombreux interlocuteurs (recruteurs, coordinateurs, membres de l'équipe) et j’ai parfois passé deux semaines sans retour après un entretien.
Tout au long du process, j’ai eu l’impression qu’on me demandait de me donner à 120 %, de me dépasser à chaque étape. Mais Datadog ne semblait pas faire beaucoup d’efforts pour me donner envie de les rejoindre, à part offrir un challenge.
Globalement, le processus a été assez lourd. On m’a demandé de présenter 2 fois mon portfolio : une première fois brièvement au manager et une seconde fois en détail à l’équipe. Et malgré un portfolio déjà bien fourni, Datadog a insisté pour voir des projets d’entreprises spécifiques qui ne figuraient pas dedans.
Malgré tout ce monde, process et guidelines: il y a un décalage entre ce qu’ils demandent et la réalité, que ce soit en termes de cadrage d’entretien ou d’attentes. Et ils n'ont même pas l'air d'être tous alignés sur ce qu'ils attendent d'un designer.
