Datadog
Large (~6,000)
n8n
Mid (~300)
Best For
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
n8n
Best for: Generalist engineers who love open-source tooling, want genuine async remote flexibility, and are excited by workflow automation and the developer tools space
Ratings
Datadogn8n
4.2
4.5
Overall
3.8
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.6
Culture & Values
4.4
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.3
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.3
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Jan Oberhauser)
Culture Values
Datadog only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity
n8n only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🪟 Transparent📡 Async-First🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
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
n8n
- Exceptional remote-first culture with high trust, autonomy, and smart collaborative teammates
- Fast-growing open-source product with real impact — lots of ownership in a low-ego environment
- Hypergrowth means priorities shift frequently and processes are still being defined
- Startup intensity can be stressful; some concerns about product leadership direction
Bottom Line
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.
n8n
One of the highest-rated companies on the list (4.5 Glassdoor, 90% recommend) — genuinely remote-first, async, transparent, and OSS-driven. Small headcount means limited specialization but broad ownership and real impact.
Open Roles
Datadog — 433 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
208
💻 Engineering
112
📋 Product
26
📣 Marketing
16
👤 HR / People
8
🧠 ML / AI
8
🎨 Design
5
⚙️ Operations
5
⚖️ Legal
3
📊 Data
1
💰 Finance
1
n8n — 43 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
21
💻 Engineering
10
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. n8n scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Datadog has 433 open roles and n8n has 43 open roles.