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Sales Development Representative - Summer 2027 Graduates (Boston)

Datadog · IT, cloud & dev tools
Hybrid: Boston, MA
SDR / BDREntry-level friendly$50k base

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At a glance

What you'd actually do: Cold call and email IT and technology teams to qualify leads and book discovery meetings for Datadog's observability and security platform.

Pay
$50k base
$50k base; variable compensation may be included
Where you work
Hybrid: Boston, MA
Selling to
engineering and DevOps teams
How you'd sell
Mostly outbound (cold calls, emails)
Experience asked
Not specified
Training
Mentions a training program

Your game plan for this job

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  1. 1
    Pick 2–3 people at Datadog
    We found 124 current reps: 12 SDRs, 68 AEs, 9 SDR managers, 51 living near this job. SDRs reply the most; they were in your shoes recently. See them ↓
  2. 2
    Send a short, curious note
    Ask about their experience, not for a referral. We write it for you, with the role and what Datadog sells.
  3. 3
    Have a 15-minute chat
    Good questions for this role:
    • What does a normal day look like for you?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
    • The role is mostly outbound. How much is calling vs. email vs. LinkedIn?
    • How is the team doing on quota? What separates the people who hit it?
  4. 4
    Apply, ideally with a referral
    If the chat went well, ask if they'd refer you or point you to the hiring manager. Then apply and let them know so they can flag it.
  5. 5
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  • GC
    Gavin Cieplik
    Next-Gen Observability & Monitoring
    📍 Boston, Massachusetts
    SDR / BDR
    ● Lives near this job (Boston area)
    Confirmed at Datadog Oct 18
  • PS
    Petra Sommerville
    Datadog
    📍 Boston, Massachusetts
    SDR / BDR
    ● Lives near this job (Boston area)
    Confirmed at Datadog Oct 18
  • SP
    Sarah Pazuello
    Enterprise Sales Development Representative
    📍 Boston, Massachusetts
    SDR / BDR
    ● Lives near this job (Boston area)

    Enterprise SDR, LATAM Team at Datadog

    Confirmed at Datadog Oct 18
  • FS
    Flavia Simon de Medeiros
    Manager, Sales Development - Enterprise & Majors Brazil
    📍 Greater Boston
    SDR manager
    ● Lives near this job (Boston area)

    Manager, Sales Development

    Confirmed at Datadog Oct 18
  • JR
    Jennifer Reyes
    Manager, Sales Development -MM, Enterprise & Named LATAM
    📍 Greater Boston
    SDR manager
    ● Lives near this job (Boston area)

    Manager, Sales Development

    Confirmed at Datadog Oct 18
  • KG
    Katie Guinee
    Manager - Enterprise Sales Development
    📍 Greater Boston
    SDR manager
    ● Lives near this job (Boston area)
    Confirmed at Datadog Oct 18

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Full job description

Sales Development Representative

As a Sales Development Representative (SDR), you will prospect, qualify, and generate customer leads to assist in Datadog’s overall business growth segment. By partnering with internal stakeholders, you will help IT and Technology innovators across markets recognize Datadog’s impact in their digital transformation and migration to the cloud. SDRs have the opportunity to grow their careers in Sales and continue contributing to Datadog team success.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with various Datadog teams
  • Drive initial prospect qualification and schedule discovery meetings
  • Develop, present, and implement strategies for acquiring new business
  • Conduct outbound outreach by cold calling and emailing prospective customers
  • Learn to follow a well-defined methodology to help identify a customer's unique needs

Who You Are:

  • Motivated by a career in sales
  • Someone with an innate curiosity to learn
  • Have a desire to succeed alongside teammates
  • Proven in your written and verbal communication
  • Comfortable with being able to learn from rejection

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your experience, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:

  • High income earning opportunities based on self performance
  • New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
  • Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
  • Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
  • An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
  • Generous global benefits

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$50,000—$50,000 USD

About Datadog:

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines.

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