Nathaniel Tsechanski
Staff Software Engineer at Datadog
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolNathaniel Tsechanski is a Staff Software Engineer based in Boston with a strong background in security-focused systems and Linux kernel engineering. He built Morphisec for Linux from prototype to market—authoring kernel and userspace code in C and assembly and creating a custom kernel testing framework—then progressed to senior engineering roles at Zscaler and Datadog. His experience spans vulnerability research, real-time command-and-control architectures, and leading small teams to deliver production-grade security products that support multiple distributions and kernel versions. Nathaniel blends hands-on low-level development with product-minded leadership, having filed patents and worked directly with alpha/beta customers to shape go-to-market strategy. Although relatively recent to the U.S. market, his track record shows deep expertise in Moving Target Defense and cross-platform Linux protection that few engineers combine with staff-level influence.
2 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Omer high schoolBachelor of Science (BSc), Communication Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Communication Systems Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
English, Hebrew, Russian
Github Skills (28)
monitoring10
debugging10
hugo10
observability10
distributed-tracing10
go10
apm-agent10
profiling10
datadog10
logging10
otel10
documentation10
functional-testing9
apm9
security9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
DataDog/dd-policy-engine
Oct 2025 - Mar 2026
A cross-platform, portable, lightweight policy engine.
Contributions:5 reviews, 5 PRs, 6 pushes in 5 months
DataDog/system-tests
Aug 2024 - Nov 2025
Test framework for libraries and agents.
Contributions:3 reviews, 1 PR, 26 pushes in 1 year 3 months
test-frameworkfunctional-testingfuzzingblackbox-testingintegration-testing
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