Datadog
Large (~6,000)
Together AI
Small (~150)
Best For
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
Together AI
Best for: Open-source AI infrastructure builders who want research-level impact at a startup
Ratings
DatadogTogether AI
4.2
4.1
Overall
3.8
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.3
Culture & Values
4.4
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.0
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.8
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Vipul Ved Prakash)
Culture Values
Datadog only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Together AI only
🔓 Open Source🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
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
Together AI
- Open-source AI infrastructure — real mission alignment, not just marketing
- Small team with outsized research output; your work has direct impact
- Early-stage means wearing many hats constantly — not for specialists
- Limited career ladder; growth paths are still being defined
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.
Together AI
Choose Together AI if you want real open-source mission with outsized research output — but expect to wear many hats.
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
Together AI — 47 jobs
💻 Engineering
18
🧠 ML / AI
8
📣 Marketing
3
📊 Data
2
📋 Product
2
💼 Sales / GTM
2
🎧 Support
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Together AI scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Datadog also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Strong Comp & Equity. Together AI also emphasizes Open Source, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Datadog has 451 open roles and Together AI has 47 open roles.