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Senior Software Engineer- Linux/eBPF

DatadogBeaver, OHJune 11th, 2026
The eBPF Platform team owns the shared eBPF infrastructure inside the Datadog 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. Datadog 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 Datadog 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.What You'll DoContribute to GPU Monitoring feature development end-to-end, from ideation to implementation within the Datadog 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 decisionsWho You AreYou 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 teamBenefits and GrowthNew 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 Datadog.Equal Opportunity at DatadogDatadog 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 other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference. J-18808-Ljbffr