Senior Software Engineer - Linux eBPF Observability
Join a team building zero-instrumentation observability using eBPF. Work on service discovery, L7 protocol classification, and RED metrics extraction from plaintext and TLS traffic. Solve kernel-level challenges, ensure Linux compatibility, and collaborate on technical direction.
Responsibilities
- Design and build core components of zero-instrumentation APM product using eBPF and Go
- Develop systems to auto-discover services, classify L7 protocols, and extract RED metrics from plaintext and TLS traffic
- Solve complex challenges around protocol parsing, encryption handling, and performance at the kernel level
- Ensure broad compatibility across Linux kernel versions, distributions, and diverse customer environments
- Collaborate across teams to drive technical direction, improve reliability, and scale the system for production use
Requirements
- Significant experience in backend or systems-level development with strong proficiency in Go or similar languages (C/C++)
- Comfortable working close to the Linux kernel; experience or interest in eBPF, networking, or observability tooling
- Deep care for performance and efficiency
- Experience building or operating scalable systems in complex environments with understanding of reliability and compatibility
- Thrives in fast-paced, technically deep environment; excited to solve hard problems with a focused team
Nice to have
- Familiarity with networking protocols, TLS internals, or distributed tracing
- Experience using AI tools in day-to-day coding workflows and ability to validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output
- Motivated to push boundaries of AI in software engineering and contribute to building AI-enabled products
Benefits
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program
- Access to Inclusion Talks and Community Guilds
- Free global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
- Competitive global benefits