Senior Backend Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership and develop backend services and infrastructure for the observability platform.

• Ensure the reliability of high-throughput data pipelines and APIs.

• Collaborate with contributors from the open-source community and customers.

• Address challenges faced by the community and customers while integrating their feedback into backend architecture and API design.

• Design and implement scalable backend systems capable of ingesting, processing, and querying petabytes of observability data.

• Create foundational services that assist engineers in diagnosing production issues.

• Play a role in shaping the company culture as part of a rapidly growing startup.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of software engineering experience with a strong emphasis on backend development.

• Proficient in TypeScript and Node.js.

• Experience with frameworks such as Express, Fastify, or similar.

• Strong knowledge of API design, distributed systems, and data modeling.

• Familiar with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Enthusiastic about open source and the developer community.

• Experience in creating developer tooling.

• Familiarity with Go is an added advantage.

• Knowledge of ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, or other analytical/OLTP databases is a plus.

• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, logging pipelines, or metrics infrastructure is advantageous.

• Experience in designing SDKs or client libraries is a bonus.

• Exposure to Kafka, NATS, message queues, streaming systems, or event-driven architectures is a bonus.

• Ability to work remotely within the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment with a remote-friendly arrangement.

• Employer contributions towards healthcare expenses.

• Stock options and equity in the company.

• Flexible time off policies in the US.

• Generous time-off entitlement for employees in other countries.

• USD $500 allowance for home office setup for remote employees.

• Opportunities to participate in company-wide global offsites and gatherings.