Solicité el puesto a través de un captador. El proceso duró 3 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Datadog en may 2023
Entrevista
The interview process at Datatog resembles that of a GAFAM company, which means it is quite extensive. Although it requires a significant investment of time and effort, and can be frustrating at times, I believe it offers a fantastic opportunity to interact with multiple individuals and gain insight into the company's culture and its people. Throughout the process, I encountered several stages, including: * Completing two technical tests that covered algorithmic problem-solving and system design. * Participating in three interviews focused on the manager role, which delved into topics such as people management, delivery, and collaboration. * Engaging in two interviews with the hiring manager. Despite the challenges, the experience provided valuable opportunities to showcase my abilities and understand the company's values and vision. Overall, I found the process rewarding and informative, making it a truly beneficial experience.
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Otras opiniones sobre las entrevistas para el puesto de Engineering Manager I en Datadog
Solicité el puesto a través de un captador. Acudí a una entrevista en Datadog
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Datadog has a very in depth interview process covering basically everything you would expect (coding, design, delivery management, people management, etc). They provide plenty of documents for preparation and a rough outline of what each interview entails to really give you the best chance of success and it's up to you to make the most of that. I wouldn't say any particular interview is difficult, but it's a lot of interviews covering a lot of topics.
At the conclusion of the process, they provide not just a boilerplate "we had many qualified candidates but unfortunately..." email, but the recruiter will actually hop on a call with you and go through high-level feedback from each individual interview, which set me up very well for future interviews with other companies.
In my case, I didn't make the cut because I didn't go into enough low-level details in the technical interviews. They would rather hire people who have 10/10 knowledge in some areas and 5/10 in other areas than people with 7-8/10 knowledge across the board, so go into their interviews knowing that it's okay to hand wave some details of your designs as long as you can be very detailed in other areas.
I had a call with a Director of Eng. He seemed to be focused on something else and was seemed disinterested in being there. The feedback he gave was that I was too junior for an M1 role.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me about an experience coaching someone on your team
Envié una solicitud electrónica. El proceso duró 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Datadog (New York, NY)
Entrevista
Great experience, recruiter was transparent and helpful throughout the whole process. I was not caught off guard at all during the rounds. Final Round was one hour each of:
- coding
- systems design
- overview of a project that I had overseen
- capacity management
- people management
I have a ton of respect for this company, everyone that I spoke with was humble and seemed to really enjoy working there.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
The system design question is very data processing specific, like design a high throughput pipeline etc. Think about scale, fault tolerance, SLAs etc.
