Staff Engineer - Observability
Core
Architect and execute the technical strategy for a unified, global observability platform, transitioning from traditional monitoring to an intelligent, proactive ecosystem leveraging automation and AI agents.
Role type
Staff Engineer (Platform/Telemetry)
Builds
Global telemetry and monitoring ecosystem, unified data foundation, intelligent observability tools, and developer-facing self-service tooling.
Domain
Financial Technology / Observability / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Telemetry data engine design (search, metrics, logging), AI/LLM integration for telemetry, Kubernetes operations, Go/Java/Python, System design, Technical leadership
Preferred skills
Model Context Protocol (MCP), Automated anomaly detection, Multi-tenant isolation frameworks
Technologies
Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Go, Java, Python, Distributed search databases, Time-series metrics systems
Responsibilities
Architect the unified global observability platform and strategic roadmap, Lead the revamp of petabyte-scale search, logging, and metrics systems, Design APIs and interfaces connecting data foundation to autonomous AI agents, Deconstruct monolithic monitoring into high-availability regional architectures, Design self-service developer tooling with GitOps-driven configuration, Provide high-level technical direction and mentor engineers across the domain
Seniority
Staff, strategic architecture & technical leadership