Staff Backend Engineer – Alerting Platform

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Position Overview : We are seeking an experienced Staff Engineer to join our Observability Platform team. In this role, you’ll provide technical leadership in your team while driving architectural decisions that shape the future of how companies understand and monitor their distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building and scaling observability systems, and experience with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and high-scale data processing. Key Responsibilities :

• Architect and Design : large, complex projects in our observability platform from technical design to implementation and launch, focusing on scalability, reliability, and real-time data processing capabilities.
• Development : Design and implement complex distributed systems that handle high-scale telemetry data ingestion and analysis using technologies like Kotlin, Go, SQL / NoSQL databases, and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Mentorship and Leadership : Lead significant technical projects, making critical decisions that influence project outcomes. Drive code reviews and work with the team members on better outcomes.
• Innovation : Identify and pilot new technologies or methodologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Mentorship : Experience mentoring senior engineers and guiding their team through complex decisions.
• Communication & Collaboration : Strong ability to articulate complex technical concepts to various audiences and collaborate across teams, influencing without direct authority.