Good first AE experience. A lot of prospection... | Datadog Reviews | RepVue

Notifications

Home Companies DatadogEmployee Reviews

Back to Reviews

Current Employee

2.7

Aug 24, 2023

Good first AE experience. A lot of prospection (90% of the role). Very small territories (100 accounts). No inbound and install base.

Useful

Share

Browse Other Reviews

Former Employee

Good company to learn how to become an AE, but you will be motivated to leave after 1 year there. Their strategy is basically to throw bodies at the market. Collectively, Datadog hits their target and VPs can pat themselves on their back, but the individual AEs struggle to hit quota. Maybe 10-20% of AEs hit their number, and that's being generous. Good training and...Read More

3 Useful

Share

Former Employee

My overall experience was positive. There is however no inbound lead flow, all outbound in a highly competitive and technical market. Reaching 100% of quota is already considered presidents club which should tell you all you need to know about realistic performance.

Useful

Share

Former Employee

For all it’s market saturation and difficulty in getting to OTE, Datadog leadership is humane - they don’t cut sales folks for not meeting targets, and they try their best to “repurpose” staff in the event of a reorg. Stable job & leadership, amazing benefits.

Useful

Share

Reviews at Datadog

Reviews at Similar Companies

Explore Similar Companies