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Datadog internships: when they open and how to apply

Most of Datadog's full-time early-career class started as interns, and it offers more kinds of terms than most peers: 12-week summer internships, four to six month co-ops, a winter internship, and six month internships in Paris. US engineering interns work full time in the office in New York or Boston.

Datadog

Early-career programs

  • Software Engineering Intern (Summer)
  • Software Engineering Intern (Winter)
  • Co-op
  • Software Engineering Intern (Paris)
  • Business Internships

Internships and programs at Datadog

The early-career programs it runs for students and recent graduates, by the names it uses for them.

Software Engineering Intern (Summer)
A 12-week summer internship in New York or Boston with three date options for 2027: May 24 to August 20, May 24 to August 27, or June 7 to September 3. Interns join real product and infrastructure teams with a mentor and ship to production.
Software Engineering Intern (Winter)
A US internship from January to April in New York or Boston (January 4 to April 23 for 2027), for students whose schools support a winter work term.
Co-op
Four to six month co-op terms, suited to students in formal co-op programs. Co-ops are listed next to internships on the early careers site.
Software Engineering Intern (Paris)
Six month internships in the Paris office, starting between February and June, on the European internship model.
Business Internships
Summer internships in sales, finance, legal, people, recruiting, marketing, and creative teams, plus technical internships in product management and product design.

When Datadog posts internships

Datadog says it typically posts in September to hire interns and co-ops for the next calendar year, and most interviews happen from September through March. It keeps interviewing until roles are filled and suggests applying as early as possible.

Because the season runs into March, Datadog is one of the better late options for students still searching in winter. The widest choice of summer dates is in the fall, though.

These are patterns from recent cycles, not published dates, and they shift. The reliable signal is the posting itself: Trakker is an internship tracker that reads Datadog’s careers site directly and can email you within minutes of a new role appearing.

Who can apply

Engineering internships are for students pursuing a degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field, or with equivalent practical experience, plus solid data structures, algorithms, and software design. Summer 2027 postings targeted students with a 2028 full-time start date.

US engineering internships require full-time office attendance in New York or Boston. Early career roles are also based in Denver, Paris, and Madrid, and each posting lists its own location rules.

The interview process

Candidates describe a recruiter call, then a technical screen that may be a HackerRank assessment or a live coding session with an engineer. Datadog reportedly uses its own question bank, with practical problems that start simple and add complexity, not verbatim LeetCode.

Final rounds commonly include coding interviews in CoderPad, a behavioral conversation, and for some candidates a detailed walk through a past project, then team matching. Candidates report the process moving in a few weeks.

Tips for applying to Datadog

  • Practice problems that grow in stages. Datadog questions often add requirements partway through, so structure your code to extend.
  • Be ready to walk through a past project in depth, including why you made each technical choice.
  • If you're on a co-op calendar, look at winter and co-op terms, which have their own postings.
  • Plan for full-time office work. US engineering interns are expected in New York or Boston every day.

Datadog internship questions

When does Datadog post internships?
Datadog says it typically posts in September for the next year, with most interviews from September through March. Roles stay open until filled, so earlier is better.
Where are Datadog internships located?
US engineering internships are in New York and Boston with full-time office attendance. Datadog also has early career roles in Denver, Paris, and Madrid.
Does Datadog offer winter internships or co-ops?
Yes. Datadog runs a January to April winter internship in the US, four to six month co-ops, and six month internships in Paris.
What is the Datadog intern interview process?
Candidates describe a recruiter call, a technical screen by assessment or live coding, and a final round with coding and behavioral interviews, sometimes with a project walkthrough. Team matching follows.

Sources

What this page was checked against. Programs and timelines change from cycle to cycle, so Datadog’s own careers site has the final word.

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