Datadog
Senior Software Engineer - Linux Kernel/eBPF
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WORK TYPE
hybrid
JOB TYPE
full-time
INDUSTRY
general
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About the role
What You’ll Do
- Contribute to the end-to-end development of Network Monitoring features, from ideation to implementation within the Datadog Agent
- Build and maintain shared eBPF functionality for product teams to use in their eBPF-based products
- Investigate and debug complex production issues that span the kernel, eBPF programs, and agent runtime
- Research, prototype, develop, and document solutions to hard problems in the eBPF and network monitoring space
- Provide technical input to product and architecture decisions
Who You Are
- Possess deep technical experience in Linux kernel development, whether through eBPF, core kernel contributions, or engineering low-level systems in C
- Demonstrate a robust understanding of fundamental network protocols, including TCP and UDP
- Have a proven track record of architecting and building high-throughput, low-latency infrastructure
- Bring 5+ years of experience engineering complex applications and tooling, with the ability to reason about systems in depth
- Prioritize solving customer-facing problems by building elegant, high-impact products that users love
- Thrive in fast-paced environments, taking full ownership of initiatives and driving them to resolution with minimal guidance
- Genuinely enjoy tackling hard technical problems and feel energized by navigating complex challenges across the full stack
- Collaborate effectively within a team-oriented environment to achieve shared goals
Benefits and Growth
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds
- Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions
- Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
- Competitive global benefits
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