Staff Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of security agent capabilities for runtime threat detection and workload protection.
• Design and build reusable eBPF-based monitoring functionality for process, file, and network visibility in Linux environments.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of new features, from technical strategy and design through implementation and rollout.
• Establish and evolve testing methodologies to improve platform coverage, detection quality, reliability, and performance.
• Partner with product, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver shared platform capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership by influencing engineering direction and mentoring peers.

Requirements

• Significant experience building software in Linux environments, including Linux internals, kernel APIs, or systems programming.
• Hands-on experience with eBPF, kernel-level instrumentation, driver development, networking systems, or agent development.
• Proven track record of building and running systems where performance and reliability are critical.
• Experience building and maintaining production software across diverse Linux distributions and kernel versions.
• Product-minded approach with a focus on balancing technical excellence with customer impact.

About the Company

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. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence.