Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Datadog
Entrevista
I went in knowing that their UX interview process was still in an experimental phase, as they are currently going through growing pains in the company and their design team. I also learned from the employees that the CEO might get in the way of design at this company.
The interview consist of a panel of hiring managers, lead designers, and a wall of interview trainees. Though some of the interviewers were pleasant, none of the interviewers have any visibility of who the hiring manager is or what you will be working on. They are only there to test you, break you, and bring out their own biases.
The interview process could have easily been shorten to 3 session. It's 5 hours long total. There were 5 sessions total. 4 of them are repetitive. There are for 2 portfolio reviews, 1 app critique, 1 UX whiteboard session, 1 product & execution.
Because of their unusual large interviewing panel that includes the "shadows", expect them to take a long time to deliberate your application. Even if you passed all the interviews, they will still find a dumb reason that's not related to UX skills to reject you. They need to be more honest with what they're looking for in a candidate.
If you decide to interview with them, I advise you to tell them you want the sessions to be reduced because it's a waste of time when you're doing the same thing more than once.
The only good thing out of this interview is that the recruiters are available for questions and will provide you with feedback.
Acudí a una entrevista en Datadog (Newyork, Scotland)
Entrevista
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.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
- Do you know about the product
- Tell me about yourself
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Datadog
Entrevista
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.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Product Sense: Choose an app to walk through and critique.
Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. El proceso tomó 2 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Datadog en ago 2024
Entrevista
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.
