How Many People Work at Datadog? Headcount and Employee Trends

Datadog (datadoghq.com) employs 5,679 people in the computer software industry. Recent workforce activity includes 877 hires and 387 departures, a net expansion of 490 roles. Headcount spans product development, customer-facing teams, and corporate functions, offering a clear view of where the company is allocating talent. This snapshot outlines the organization’s current workforce composition by team and location.

Engineering is the largest team with 2,227 employees (about 39% of the company), followed by Sales and Support with 2,164 (about 38%). Marketing and Product includes 472 people (around 8%). General and administrative functions include Human Resources (266), Finance and Administration (156), and Business Management (152), with additional teams in Information Technology (114), Operations (57), Legal (29), and Other (42). Overall, the organization’s headcount is concentrated in engineering and customer-facing roles, supported by focused corporate functions.

New York, NY is the largest employee hub with 1,438 people, followed by Boston, MA (574) and Denver, CO (413). Additional U.S. and international teams are located in Paris, France (284), San Francisco, CA (160), Dublin, Ireland (155), Amsterdam, Netherlands (85), Singapore (72), and Sydney, Australia (56). A substantial segment—2,442 employees—is based in other or distributed locations. The workforce is globally distributed with notable concentrations in the United States and key international markets.