Senior Software Engineer, Linux

Datadog

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Remote Hybrid

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Posted: 73 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 9 days ago

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Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Linux

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Senior Software Engineer - Linux joins the eBPF APM team to build a zero-instrumentation observability solution. This role involves designing and building core components that automatically discover services on every host, classify Layer 7 protocols, and decode service-level traffic while reporting RED metrics from both plaintext and TLS-encrypted streams. The engineer will solve complex challenges regarding protocol versioning, encryption handling, and performance at the kernel level across various Linux versions and distributions. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Go, C, or C++, along with experience in eBPF, networking protocols, TLS internals, or distributed tracing. The position focuses on solving low-level, performance-sensitive problems to ensure high-fidelity metrics in production environments. You will lead design efforts, contribute to roadmap planning, and collaborate across teams to maintain a robust, scalable system for diverse customer environments.

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Skills

eBPF Go C C++ Linux Kernel Networking Protocols TLS Distributed Tracing Observability RED Metrics AI Coding Tools

What you'll do

Design and build core components of the zero-instrumentation APM product using eBPF and Go.
Develop systems to automatically discover services and classify Layer 7 protocols.
Extract RED metrics from both plaintext and TLS-encrypted traffic.
Solve complex challenges regarding protocol parsing, encryption handling, and kernel-level performance.
Ensure system compatibility across various Linux kernel versions, distributions, and customer environments.
Lead the design and implementation of features to ensure high-fidelity metrics in production.
Drive technical direction and roadmap planning for the eBPF observability solution.

What we're looking for

Proficiency in C, C++, or Go is essential for systems-level development.
Experience working close to the Linux kernel and with eBPF technology is required.
Familiarity with networking protocols, TLS internals, or distributed tracing is a strong advantage.
Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools to solve problems and refine output.
Ability to design and build scalable systems for production environments.
Experience in backend or systems-level development is required.

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