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Senior Software Engineer - Linux Kernel/eBPF

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Datadog is hiring a Senior Software Engineer - Linux Kernel/eBPF in Alabama.

Cloud Network Monitoring (CNM) gives you visibility into your network traffic between services, containers, availability zones, and any other tag in Datadog. Our core responsibility is tracking network flows on the host using eBPF, ensuring deep visibility into network health and network signals across a wide variety of Linux distributions and kernel versions. Datadog is investing heavily in Network Monitoring to give customers comprehensive Layer 1 to Layer 7 visibility across their infrastructure. The Cloud Network Monitoring team builds the agent-side instrumentation that makes this possibl

Responsibilities

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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

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 skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits & perks

  • 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

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

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