Datadog
Large (~6,000)
Runway
Mid (~420)
Best For
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
DatadogRunway
4.2
4.5
Overall
3.8
4.0
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.6
Culture & Values
4.4
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.4
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.2
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Datadog only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Runway only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
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.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
Open Roles
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
Runway — 38 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
7
📣 Marketing
5
💼 Sales / GTM
4
📊 Data
3
💻 Engineering
3
👤 HR / People
3
💰 Finance
2
🎨 Design
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Runway scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. Datadog also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity. Runway also emphasizes Remote-Friendly.
On the hiring front, Datadog has 451 open roles and Runway has 38 open roles.