1d ago

Staff Observability Engineer

New York City

โœจ $175k-$225k / yearest.

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๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll design, build, and mature the observability ecosystem that underpins our platform and services, delivering deep visibility into system behavior by combining telemetry with user signals. You'll explore how AI and machine learning can enhance observability, from intelligent alerting to root cause analysis. This hands-on role partners closely with engineering teams to drive reliability and performance improvements across the organization.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Define and drive observability strategy across multiple teams.
  • Design scalable observability capabilities for system health and user experience.
  • Standardize best practices for monitoring, alerting, and incident management.
  • Lead cross-team initiatives to improve end-to-end reliability.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • Significant hands-on experience in observability engineering, SRE, or platform engineering.
  • Strong expertise in Datadog for monitoring and observability.
  • Proficiency with Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and Terraform.
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems principles and trade-offs.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience with Go, Java, Python, or TypeScript.
  • Experience driving large-scale automation and reducing toil.
  • Ability to translate technical signals into business impact.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Flexible PTO
  • ๐Ÿฅ Comprehensive health plans (some as low as $0/paycheck)
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive compensation including equity
  • ๐ŸŽ“ Learning and development opportunities
  • ๐Ÿข Hybrid work environment (New York City office)

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3System Design Interviewยท 60 min
  4. 4Hiring Managerยท 45 min
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