Staff Software Engineer - Linux/Kernel
Datadog
about 1 month ago
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Responsibilities
- Own major technical areas of the zero-instrumentation APM system from design to operational maturity.
- Define and drive architecture for kernel-level traffic capture and metric extraction using eBPF and Go.
- Lead high-impact initiatives addressing protocol parsing, TLS visibility, and performance at scale.
- Set technical direction and standards for reliability, performance, and maintainability across the team.
- Partner cross-functionally with various teams to align on system design and roadmap priorities.
Requirements
- Deep experience in backend or systems engineering with proficiency in Go and/or C/C++.
- Comfortable operating close to the Linux kernel with experience in eBPF, networking, or observability.
- Ability to think at a system and organizational scale, making tradeoffs between performance and sustainability.
- Experience building or operating large-scale production systems in complex environments.
- Demonstrated technical leadership through collaboration and influence rather than authority.
- Strong bias for performance, efficiency, and reliability in resource-constrained contexts.
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity and take ownership of high-impact problems.
- Excitement to leverage AI-assisted development tools for productivity and code quality.
Benefits
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for networking.
- Inclusive company culture with Community Guilds for employee resource groups.
- Access to Inclusion Talks and internal panel discussions.
- Free global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
- Competitive global benefits.
Tech Stack
CC++GoLinux
Categories
BackendData EngineeringDevOps