
Senior Backend Engineer
Posted Oct 30

Posted Oct 30
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.
• Take ownership and develop backend services and infrastructure for the observability platform.
• Ensure the creation of reliable, high-throughput data pipelines and APIs.
• Collaborate with contributors from the open-source community as well as our customers.
• Address challenges faced by the community and customers, integrating their feedback into backend architecture and API design.
• Design and implement scalable backend systems to handle the ingestion, processing, and querying of petabytes of observability data.
• Develop essential services that assist engineers in diagnosing production issues.
• Play a vital role in shaping the company culture within a rapidly growing startup.
• Over 5 years of experience in software engineering with a strong emphasis on backend development.
• Proficient in TypeScript and Node.js.
• Experience with frameworks such as Express, Fastify, or similar.
• Strong grasp of API design, distributed systems, and data modeling.
• Familiar with Docker and Kubernetes.
• A passion for open source and the developer community.
• Experience in creating developer tooling.
• Experience with Go is advantageous.
• Familiarity with ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, or other analytical/OLTP databases is a plus.
• Knowledge of OpenTelemetry, logging pipelines, or metrics infrastructure is beneficial.
• Experience with SDKs or client library design is a bonus.
• Exposure to Kafka, NATS, message queues, streaming systems, or event-driven architectures is advantageous.
• Capability to work remotely within the United States.
• Flexible work environment with remote-friendly arrangements.
• Employer contributions towards healthcare.
• Stock options/equity in the company.
• Flexible time off in the US.
• Generous time-off entitlement in other countries.
• USD $500 allowance for home office setup for remote employees.
• Opportunities to participate in company-wide global offsites and gatherings.
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