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Senior Linux Kernel Developer

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Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid
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Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid
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Develop and contribute to eBPF tooling and functionality for product teams, research and document solutions, and provide technical input to product decisions.
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The eBPF Platform team is building out shared tooling and agent functionality for teams utilizing eBPF, enabling new teams interested in exploring eBPF, and working to centralize knowledge on the topic. The team is composed of a set of engineers with expertise in eBPF and/or the Linux kernel, contributing to open source projects such as btfhub and cilium/ebpf. Also building products like GPU monitoring. Be a part of creating and defining a new industry standard for how to build best in class monitoring solutions based on eBPF. Join a fast-moving team working on hard problems deep in the Linux stack. In this role, you will wear many hats from writing eBPF code, to contributing to the Datadog agent and partnering with our product teams.

At Datadog, 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 feature development end-to-end from ideation to implementation
  • Build common eBPF functionality for product teams to use in their eBPF-based products
  • Research, prototype, develop, and document solutions to confusing and/or hard-to-use functionality of eBPF, easing the on-ramp for eBPF developers
  • Provide technical input to product 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 C
  • You have experience building high throughput/low latency systems
  • You have been building applications and tooling for 2-4 years and know the systems you’ve worked on in depth
  • You are motivated by solving problems for our customers first and foremost and building beautiful products that our customers love
  • You have ability to work effectively in a team

 

Benefits and Growth:

  • 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

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

About Datadog: 

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

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Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.

Top Skills

C
Ebpf
Linux Kernel

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