Sr. Observability Systems Engineer
Core
Senior individual contributor setting technical direction for distributed observability, metrics, logging, and tracing across data centers, applying AI/automation to infrastructure operations.
Role type
Senior IC Observability Systems Engineer
Builds
Metrics pipeline, logging stack, distributed tracing, Grafana dashboards, and automation playbooks for infrastructure observability
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Observability / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics, OpenSearch/Logstash/Filebeat, Jaeger/OpenTelemetry, Python/Go, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, Linux internals, technical leadership
Preferred skills
AIOps tooling, AI agents/agentic AI systems, LLM APIs, Ceph storage, BGP/network observability, secrets management, regulated environment experience
Technologies
VictoriaMetrics, Prometheus, OpenSearch, Logstash, Filebeat, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Kubernetes, Ceph, Python, Go
Responsibilities
Set technical direction and standards for observability; mentor engineers; lead design reviews; evaluate build-versus-buy for tooling; own metrics pipeline and logging stack; architect distributed tracing; define dashboard standards; drive telemetry expansion; own IaC for observability deployments; write automation playbooks; lead Ceph storage observability; collaborate on network-level observability
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with architectural ownership and mentorship
