CoreWeave
Large (~1,800)
Datadog
Large (~6,000)
Best For
CoreWeave
Best for: Infrastructure engineers who want GPU cloud exposure with strong equity upside
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
Ratings
CoreWeaveDatadog
3.6
4.2
Overall
3.2
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.1
4.3
Culture & Values
3.8
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.4
4.0
Career Opps
👍 62% Recommend
👤 65% CEO Approval (Michael Intrator)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
Culture Values
CoreWeave only
🧩 Wears Many Hats
Datadog only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
CoreWeave
- GPU cloud infrastructure leader backed by NVIDIA ($2B investment)
- Strong compensation and equity — especially valuable post-IPO
- Work-life balance can be challenging — some teams expect off-hours availability
- Culture and values rated 3.1/5 — processes still maturing
Datadog
- Excellent compensation and equity — stock has been a genuine wealth builder for early employees
- Strong engineering culture with smart coworkers and interesting technical challenges at scale
- Fast pace can lead to long hours and pressure to deliver, work-life balance varies by team
- Rapid growth has led to organizational growing pains and bureaucracy creeping in
Bottom Line
CoreWeave
Choose CoreWeave if you want NVIDIA-backed GPU cloud with equity upside — but culture and processes are still maturing.
Datadog
Choose Datadog if you want strong comp, interesting scale challenges in observability, and a fast-paced engineering culture — but expect long hours and growing bureaucracy.
Open Roles
CoreWeave — 265 jobs
💻 Engineering
116
💼 Sales / GTM
24
📋 Product
21
⚙️ Operations
14
📣 Marketing
10
💰 Finance
7
👤 HR / People
7
⚖️ Legal
6
📊 Data
5
🎨 Design
2
Datadog — 451 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
217
💻 Engineering
118
📋 Product
28
📣 Marketing
15
👤 HR / People
8
🧠 ML / AI
8
🎨 Design
7
⚙️ Operations
6
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
1
💰 Finance
1
Summary
CoreWeave scores 3.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Strong Comp & Equity. CoreWeave also emphasizes Wears Many Hats. Datadog also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, CoreWeave has 265 open roles and Datadog has 451 open roles.