Senior Software Engineer (Linux/eBPF)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Linux/eBPF): Developing and optimizing shared eBPF infrastructure and GPU monitoring capabilities within the Datadog Agent with an accent on kernel-level data capture, reliability, and performance. Focus on building high-throughput/low-latency systems and solving complex production issues spanning the Linux kernel and agent runtime.

Location: Remote or Hybrid in Portugal

Company

Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale applications, providing deep visibility into infrastructure and application performance.

What you will do

• Contribute to GPU Monitoring feature development end-to-end, from ideation to implementation within the Datadog Agent.
• Build and maintain shared eBPF functionality utilized by various product teams.
• Investigate and debug complex production issues spanning the Linux kernel, eBPF programs, and agent runtime.
• Research, prototype, and document solutions for challenging problems in the eBPF and GPU monitoring space.
• Provide technical input for product and architecture decisions.

Requirements

• Experience developing in the Linux kernel using eBPF, as a kernel developer, or building low-level programs in C.
• Significant experience building high-throughput and low-latency systems.
• 5+ years of experience building applications and tooling with deep systems knowledge.
• Ability to work effectively within a team.
• Must be based in Portugal.

Culture & Benefits

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
• Continuous professional development, product training, and structured career pathing.
• Inclusive company culture with Community Guilds and internal Inclusion Talks.
• Free global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents (age 6+).
• Hybrid workplace model to support work-life harmony.