Senior Software Engineer – Linux Kernel, eBPF

Datadog

Contributing to Network Monitoring features within the Datadog Agent, while investigating production incidents and enhancing reliability. Focused on Linux kernel and eBPF engineering.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $187,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Linux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & 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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linux kernel developmenteBPFC programmingnetwork protocolsTCPUDPhigh-throughput infrastructurelow-latency infrastructurecomplex applicationstooling

Soft Skills

problem-solvingownershipinitiativecollaborationteam-orientedadaptabilitycommunicationtechnical inputfast-paced environmentdrive to resolution