Senior Software Engineer - Linux/eBPF

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs and stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Career development and training

Inclusive, global benefits

Job summary

Datadog is seeking an engineer to advance GPU Monitoring capabilities within its eBPF platform. You will contribute to kernel-level tooling and agent infrastructure, enabling product teams to build high-performance, low-latency observability solutions.

You will work on end-to-end development, investigate complex production issues, and help shape architecture for a widely deployed eBPF solution. This hybrid, remote-friendly role offers opportunities to influence core infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux kernel development or eBPF.
• 5+ years building applications and tooling in relevant domains.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and solve customer-focused problems.
• Interest in GPU monitoring and observability platforms.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to GPU Monitoring feature development end-to-end within the Agent and shared eBPF functionality for product teams.
• Investigate and debug complex production issues spanning kernel, eBPF, and agent runtime.
• Research, prototype, develop and document solutions in the eBPF and GPU monitoring space.
• Provide technical input to product and architecture decisions.

Skills

Linux kernel

eBPF

C programming

Job description

Headquarters: Denmark, Remote; France, Remote; Germany, Remote; Ireland, Remote; Italy, Remote; Poland, Remote; Spain, Remote; Sweden, Remote; Switzerland, Remote; United Kingdom, Remote

The eBPF Platform team owns the shared eBPF infrastructure inside the the company Agent, and is responsible for its reliability, performance, and evolution across a wide variety of Linux distributions and kernel versions. We build tooling and agent functionality for product teams utilizing eBPF (Network Performance Monitoring, Universal Service Monitoring, Cloud Workload Security, GPU Monitoring), enable new teams exploring eBPF, and centralize deep kernel expertise across the organization. The team contributes to open source projects such as btfhub and cilium/ebpf.

the company is investing heavily in GPU Monitoring to give customers deep visibility into GPU utilization, health, and performance across their infrastructure. The eBPF Platform team builds the agent-side foundation that makes this possible, from eBPF programs that capture GPU activity at the kernel level, to the metrics pipelines and validation infrastructure that ensure data quality at scale.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of eBPF, the Linux kernel, and GPU infrastructure. You'll contribute to GPU Monitoring capabilities within the the company Agent while also working across the broader eBPF platform, investigating production incidents, improving reliability, and helping shape the architecture of one of the most widely deployed eBPF solutions in the industry.

At the company, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

Contribute to GPU Monitoring feature development end-to-end, from ideation to implementation within the the company AgentBuild and maintain shared eBPF functionality for product teams to use in their eBPF-based productsInvestigate and debug complex production issues that span the kernel, eBPF programs, and agent runtimeResearch, prototype, develop, and document solutions to hard problems in the eBPF and GPU monitoring spaceProvide technical input to product and architecture decisions

Who You Are:

You have experience working with and developing in the Linux kernel, either using eBPF, as a kernel developer, or building low level programs in CYou have significant experience building high throughput/low latency systemsYou have been building applications and tooling for 5+ years and know the systems you’ve worked on in depthYou are motivated by solving problems for our customers first and foremost and building beautiful products that our customers loveYou have ability to work effectively in a teamthe company 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 and Growth:

New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathingIntra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networkingAn inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community GuildsAccess to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussionsFree, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+Competitive global benefitsBenefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with the company.

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About the company:

the company 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. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, the company enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram , LinkedIn, and the company Learning Center.

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