Software Engineer Observability
SpaceXAI · Palo Alto, CA ·
- Category
- Software engineering
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You will design and implement observability infrastructure for metrics, logging, and tracing. You will build telemetry pipelines, APIs, query engines, and user interfaces; establish instrumentation and alerting practices; integrate observability into internal platforms; and own the stack’s reliability, scalability, and performance.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement observability infrastructure for metrics, logging, and tracing
- Build high-performance telemetry pipelines
- Develop APIs, query engines, and user interfaces for real-time insights
- Define and enforce instrumentation, alerting, and reliability practices
- Integrate observability into internal platforms
- Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of the observability stack
Requirements
- Production-level proficiency in Go, Rust, Scala, or a similar language
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and telemetry architecture
- Experience building and operating infrastructure at scale
- Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, VictoriaMetrics, or ClickHouse
- Experience with Kafka, Redis, or large-scale time-series databases
- Experience operating observability pipelines in Kubernetes or similar orchestration environments
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Discounts and perks