Software Engineer - CWS Agent Developer (Lisbon) Lisbon, Portugal
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The Team
The CWS agent team is building out the runtime security agent which aims to provide security detections and protections on a large set of environments by monitoring system events such as process activity, file integrity monitoring, and network activity. The team is composed of engineers with expertise in eBPF, networking, and the Linux kernel.
The Opportunity
Be a part of creating and defining the technical requirements to build best-in-class runtime security monitoring solutions. Join a fast-moving team working on hard problems deep in the Linux stack. In this role, you will work on multiple aspects of the product, from contributing to the core detection engine in eBPF to contributing to our multiple CI environments.
What You'll Do:
Own new feature development end-to-end from technical definition to implementation
Build common eBPF functionality for product teams to use in their eBPF-based products
Research and prototype new ways to stress test our detection engine and our security coverage
Be a driving force in our testing strategy, maintaining and increasing our platform coverage
Be part of the effort to improve our detection coverage while keeping the performance impact as low as possible
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 significant experience building high throughput/low latency systems
You have been building applications and tooling for 5+ 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
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you're passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth:
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions
Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
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