Senior Software Engineer - Mac OS Specialist

Requirements:

• You have been building applications and tooling for 5+ years and know the systems you’ve worked on in depth
• You’ve experience building and shipping software that runs on macOS
• You’ve hands-on experience with native macOS APIs; such as EndpointSecurity, launchd, mach, sysctl, os_log, or System/Network Extensions; and have designed systems that comply with Apple’s platform requirements
• You have strong macOS internals knowledge, with a thorough understanding of system architecture and runtime behavior
• You have significant experience in one or more languages: C/C++, Objective C and/or Swift
• 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

Nice to Haves:

• You have experience developing cross-platform software, including some experience with native SDKs for Windows
• You have experience with Golang

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design, implement, and share ownership of macOS Agent-based integrations to collect data for system, network, and security monitoring
• Leverage macOS native system technologies to design and build comprehensive observability features integrated with the macOS platform; including System Extensions, Endpoint Security Framework, Network Extensions, Unified Logging, and launch daemons;
• Own new feature development end-to-end from ideation to implementation
• Solve unique challenges at the intersection of system programming, distributed telemetry, and endpoint observability & security
• Investigate performance bottlenecks and write optimized resource-efficient software
• Be a driving force in product decisions and plan the most important projects to work on next with your team
• Mentor other engineers and drive technical direction across macOS initiatives

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 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