Software Engineer - Fabric RPC

The Fabric Remote Procedure Call (RPC) team at Datadog provides safe, reliable and scalable internal service-to-service communication for Datadog's engineering teams. In this role, you'll develop and maintain data plane components and network control plane integrations for east-west internal service communication for the services that power Datadog's products.
At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds, and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
What You'll Do:

• Work with internal engineers and open source maintainers to build features and optimizations that reduce overhead of doing high-throughput network communications at scale
• Provide both out-of-the-box best practices experience for users as well as deep dives into Linux, Kubernetes, Cilium, gRPC, and related systems

Who You Are:

• Someone who can operate independently, methodically experiment, rapidly iterate, and has no fear of failure
• Experienced in Golang, gRPC, xDS, Envoy, Cilium, eBPF, Kubernetes, Linux and data center networking concepts (IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, routing, NAT)
• Bonus: Prior experience with kubernetes controllers, gRPC, Envoy or other load balancers

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+
• Competitive global benefits

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
About Datadog:
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers' entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram , LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and 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 more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
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