Senior Software Engineer -Observability, Managed Inputs
Core
Building high-performing backend ingestion pipelines for observability data (telemetry) across diverse environments to power Kibana user experiences.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Backend/Ingestion)
Builds
Scalable backend ingestion pipelines (mOTLP endpoints, Agentless architecture) for observability data.
Domain
Observability, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems
Required skills
Go, Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka, Observability (tracing/metrics/logs), Microservices, Distributed Systems, Root Cause Analysis, AI-assisted development
Preferred skills
OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch, Kibana, High-availability service design, Incident command
Technologies
Go, Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch, Kibana
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable ingestion features; own projects from concept to delivery; provide engineering support for escalated cases; mentor peers via code reviews; monitor alerts and build SLIs/SLOs; perform on-call rotation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
