Datadog Career Growth & Development 2026

Datadog Employee Perspectives

We provide education that’s standard across all engineering teams while helping each team develop its own individual skill set.

Michael Perotto, Manager of Engineering Enablement

From the article: ‘Scalable And Flexible’ — Inside Datadog’s Learning-Focused Culture

Datadog has done an incredible job of fostering career mobility organically. About one in three Datadogs move internally each year, be it through team moves, promotions or location changes.

Aly O’Connor, Manager of Talent Management

From the article: Datadog Career Growth: The Company's New Internal Mobility Program

Through my personal internal mobility journey at Datadog, I’ve been able to work with different stakeholder groups, gain increased exposure to global teams and build large-scale programs with immense impact.

Aly O’Connor, Manager of Talent Management

From the article: Datadog Career Growth: The Company's New Internal Mobility Program

Datadog Employee Reviews

Datadog has supplied me the tools to successfully learn & grow within the company. I'm incessantly challenged & continue to be rewarded for my hard work through multiple promotions in my tenure. I started as a Solutions Engineer, was promoted to a Sales Engineer, and am now embedding with the Product Management team. The opportunities are endless.

LJ, Sales Engineering

Datadog's Benefits

Allows employees to pursue continuing education during work hours

We encourage our employees to set aside time for learning through the various learning platforms offered. We also offer an annual Learning Week, which our Talent Development team runs.

Hosts Lunch and Learns

Job training & conferences

With access over 3,500 top-rated business, technical, and personal development courses, Datadog offers comprehensive training programs to all employees.

Offers apprenticeship programs

Datadog offers an embed program so that employees within specific departments have the opportunity to shadow others and learn about various career paths within the company.

Offers mentorship program

Our mentorship program begins day one of your employment with us and will evolve throughout your career at Datadog.

Provides continuing education stipend

Depending on your department and desires, stipends to attend conferences or courses are offered by Datadog.

Provides online course subscriptions

Provides personal development training

Promote from within

Provides customized development tracks