Staff Library Software Engineer - Java

Requirements:

• You are an experienced Java/C/C++ developer.
• You have experience with the OpenJDK Java runtime.
• You are familiar with JVM ins and outs (GC, JIT, bytecode, etc).
• You’ve written clean, correct, well-tested, and performant code in Java/C++.
• You care about performance and have experience in measuring and optimizing code.
• You maintain a strong testing discipline.
• You want to work in a fast, high growth startup environment.

Nice to Haves:

• You have experience with JNI.
• You have written a Java Agent before.
• You have experience with byte-buddy, asm, or other JVM instrumentation libraries.
• You have experience with other JVM runtimes, such as J9 or GraalVM.
• You have experience with performance optimization of applications, frameworks, and libraries.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop performant code in Java and C/C++.
• Work closely with other Libraries teams through working groups and RFCs.
• Collaborate with the profiling teams to implement new product ideas.
• Ensure quality criteria are met using shared testing platforms, health metrics, performance monitoring metrics, etc.

Perks and 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 for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
• Competitive global benefits
• Giving programs