Staff Software Engineer, Tech Foundations
Core
Shape the technical direction of a large-scale Observability platform supporting critical production systems, leading the design, development, and operation of distributed infrastructure that processes millions of telemetry events every second.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Tech Foundations)
Builds
Distributed infrastructure for metrics, logs, and distributed tracing; AI-ready observability capabilities.
Domain
Observability / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Technical leadership, distributed systems architecture, metrics pipeline optimization, logging and tracing modernization, query system development, OpenTelemetry, OpenSearch, Grafana Mimir, vmagent, cost optimization, system scalability, AI agent integration
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
OpenTelemetry, vmagent, Grafana Mimir, OpenSearch
Responsibilities
Define technical vision and architecture for major areas of the Observability platform; Design, build, and maintain highly scalable and reliable distributed systems; Scale and optimize the metrics pipeline; Lead the transition from legacy log aggregation systems to OpenTelemetry-based pipelines; Develop fast, reliable, and secure query systems for engineers and AI agents.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
