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Software Engineer - Observability

San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design and build scalable telemetry ingest and storage pipelines, observability platforms, and diagnostic tools for multi-cloud AI infrastructure.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (observability infrastructure)

Builds

High-throughput metrics, logs, and traces pipelines; agentic diagnostic tools; alerting and SLO infrastructure

Domain

Cloud infrastructure + AI/ML observability

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Deep expertise in at least one observability signal (metrics, logging, tracing, error analytics); High-throughput data pipeline design; Columnar storage engine knowledge; Proficiency in Python, Rust, or Go; Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry

Preferred skills

Applying AI/LLMs to operational workflows (root cause analysis, anomaly detection, intelligent alerting); Building foundational infrastructure independently

Technologies

Prometheus, Grafana, ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry, Python, Rust, Go

Responsibilities

Design scalable telemetry ingest and storage pipelines; Own and evolve core observability platforms; Build instrumentation libraries, SDKs, and integrations; Drive alerting and SLO infrastructure; Partner with Inference, Product, and Infrastructure teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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