Endpoint Security Monitoring Software Engineer

The Windows Products team at Datadog part of the Networks & Endpoints group is dedicated to delivering a best-in-class observability experience with the Datadog Agent for Windows while establishing Windows as a first-class platform across all Datadog products such as Network Performance Monitoring (NPM) Universal Service Monitoring (USM) and a range of emerging and next-generation observability tools. We advocate for Windows users; whether managing servers endpoints or hybrid environments; by developing innovative observability monitoring and security collection capabilities to support the key services and technologies our customers rely on while collaborating across the company to expand these offerings. Our mission is to provide robust out-of-the-box observability solutions by enriching Datadog products tailored for Windows; ensuring feature parity deep visibility and operational excellence across every layer of the stack; without requiring the deployment of additional agents or libraries.

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 Youll Do:

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Windows Products team at Datadog youll design and build cutting-edge features for Datadog Products on Windows. Were looking for an engineer with deep Windows development expertise to help shape the future of observability across servers endpoints and hybrid environments. You will:

• Design implement and share ownership of Windows Agent-based integrations to collect data for system network and security monitoring; extending them to services and technologies that customers run on Windows.
• Build platform-specific features for Datadog Products that enhance observability and security monitoring experiences on Windows
• Develop and maintain Windows Agent MSI Installers
• Own new feature development end-to-end from ideation to implementation
• Be a driving force in product decisions and plan the most important projects to work on next with your team
• Investigate performance bottlenecks and write optimized resource-efficient software

Who You Are:

• You have been building applications and tooling for 5 years and know the systems youve worked on in depth
• You have experience building and shipping software that runs on Windows
• You have significant systems programming experience with the Windows API
• You have strong Windows OS internals knowledge
• You have significant experience in one or more languages: Golang C/C or Python
• You have experience working with and developing applications that utilize the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) ecosystem to collect OS and security signals
• You have proven ability to own and deliver features in a fast-paced high-growth environment to build new products
• You are motivated by solving problems for our customers first and foremost and building beautiful products that our customers love

Bonus Points:

• You have experience creating Windows drivers
• You have experience creating MSI installers
• You have experience developing cross-platform software including experience with native SDKs for macOS

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. Thats okay. If youre 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.