Datadog Staff Software Engineer interview questions

My experience with Datadog was outstanding. All the people I interacted with were nice and knowledgeable and they were really patient letting me take the time that I needed to evaluate other offers. I’ll keep things a bit vague out of respect for Datadog.

Technical interview experience was extremely concerning. Successfully completed their LeetCode technical screen with thorough discussion, testing, and 15 minutes remaining on the call. Later received a rejection email with feedback that I “did not complete” the exercise, and that explanations of the algorithm’s inner workings were considered a waste of time. Company's handling of feedback and clarification requests was unprofessional - avoiding direct answers, requiring management escalation and multiple internal discussions, and ultimately providing no clear explanation. Shows serious issues with their interview process and communication.