Staff Software Engineer - K9 Security

1 month, 3 weeks ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Datadog

Datadog

Datadog is the go-to monitoring platform for cloud applications, providing a complete suite of services to ensure optimal performance and user satisfaction.

IT Services
5K-10K
Founded 2010

Description

  • Lead the architecture and development of security agent capabilities for runtime threat detection and workload protection.
  • Design and build reusable eBPF-based monitoring for process, file, and network visibility in Linux environments.
  • Drive end-to-end delivery of new features from technical strategy and design through implementation, testing, and rollout.
  • Establish and evolve testing methodologies to improve coverage, detection quality, reliability, and performance.
  • Partner with product, security, infrastructure, and engineering teams to deliver shared platform capabilities across multiple products.
  • Provide technical leadership by influencing engineering direction and mentoring peers.
  • Help resolve complex cross-functional technical challenges.
  • Work on low-level Linux instrumentation and runtime security technologies at scale.

Requirements

  • Significant experience building software in Linux environments, including Linux internals, kernel APIs, or systems programming.
  • Hands-on experience with eBPF, kernel-level instrumentation, driver development, networking systems, agent development, or related low-level technologies.
  • Experience building and running systems where performance and reliability are critical.
  • Experience building and maintaining production software across diverse Linux distributions and kernel versions.
  • Product-minded and customer-focused approach to balancing technical excellence with usability and impact.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership influencing architecture and execution across teams.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Passion for technology and willingness to grow, even if you do not meet every qualification on day one.

Benefits

  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
  • Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking.
  • Inclusive company culture with access to Community Guilds (employee resource groups).
  • Competitive global benefits.
  • Giving programs.
  • Hybrid workplace with work-life harmony.
  • Remote-friendly arrangement noted with #LI-Remote.

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