Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Datadog
Large (~6,000)
Best For
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
Ratings
CrusoeDatadog
4.3
4.2
Overall
3.5
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.3
Culture & Values
4.2
4.4
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.0
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
Culture Values
Crusoe only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💜 Mission-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
Datadog only
🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
Crusoe
- Unique mission combining AI compute with clean energy — employees feel genuine environmental impact
- Strong compensation and equity with startup energy and rapidly growing resources
- Startup pace means long hours and ambiguity — not for people who want strict 9-to-5
- Rapid scaling creates process gaps, shifting priorities, and some organizational chaos
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
Crusoe
Choose Crusoe if you want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission and strong equity — but expect startup chaos and long hours as the company scales rapidly.
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
Crusoe — 330 jobs
💻 Engineering
98
⚙️ Operations
22
📋 Product
18
💼 Sales / GTM
16
💰 Finance
11
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
7
⚖️ Legal
4
📊 Data
2
🎨 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
Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity. Crusoe also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Mission-Driven, Wears Many Hats. Datadog also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact.
On the hiring front, Crusoe has 330 open roles and Datadog has 451 open roles.