Datadog
Large (~6,000)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Datadog
Best for: Engineers who want strong comp and interesting scale challenges in cloud observability
Wayve
Best for: ML and robotics engineers excited by embodied AI who want to work at the frontier of autonomous driving with a high-caliber research team in London
Ratings
DatadogWayve
4.2
4.4
Overall
3.8
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.3
4.5
Culture & Values
4.4
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
4.0
4.2
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Olivier Pomel)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Datadog only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Wayve only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
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
Wayve
- Great culture — smart, friendly people with a supportive and inclusive familial bond
- Immense creative freedom and autonomy; founders are humble and open to being challenged
- Career progression framework is unclear — salaries and promotions feel arbitrary
- Very ambitious demands create vulnerability to burnout; processes built on the fly
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.
Wayve
One of Europe's top deep-tech companies with excellent Glassdoor ratings (4.4) and a cutting-edge AV research environment — but expect an intense pace and most roles are London-based.
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
Wayve — 83 jobs
💻 Engineering
47
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
6
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Datadog scores 4.2/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.2-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. Wayve also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Datadog has 433 open roles and Wayve has 83 open roles.