Senior Backend Software Engineer (ObservoAI)

• AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts
• As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be tasked with leading the architectural design and technical strategy for high-performance systems that process massive volumes of telemetry data while reducing costs and improving insights for enterprise customers
• You will drive technical excellence and lead complex engineering initiatives at scale for the Observo.ai team, our cutting-edge AI-driven data pipeline optimization platform
• Lead the architectural design and technical roadmap for scalable, high-performance data processing pipelines capable of handling petabyte-scale telemetry data (logs, metrics, traces)
• Drive the development and optimization of ML-driven data routing and transformation engines to reduce customer data volumes by 80%+ while architecting real-time analytics systems using advanced machine learning and LLMs
• Design cloud-native microservices and APIs that integrate seamlessly with major observability platforms (Splunk, Elastic, Datadog) while establishing robust monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions
• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives and decision-making forums, collaborating with Product, Data Science, and DevOps teams to translate strategic vision into technical solutions and company-wide standards
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior and junior engineers, driving system performance and reliability optimization while establishing engineering best practices and culture

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee assistance program
• Gym reimbursement
• Incentive-based challenges
• Mental health and mindfulness
• Unlimited Time Off
• Grandparent Leave
• Volunteer Time Off
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• 16 weeks Gender-Neutral Parental Leave
• Restricted Stock Unit Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401K
• Team building activities
• Celebrations and social gatherings
• Community volunteering events
• Global all hands and local town hall events

• We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning
• Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and a proven track record leading and scaling data pipelines using Kafka, Spark, or Flink
• 5+ years of software engineering experience focused on distributed systems, data engineering, or ML infrastructure with expert-level proficiency in Go, Rust, or Java
• Expert knowledge of observability tools and standards, including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, OpenTelemetry, and Parquet, alongside extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Deep expertise in database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) and advanced experience with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and MLOps practices for production ML systems
• Strong leadership and technical communication skills, with a track record of mentoring engineers, planning technical strategy, and driving decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders