
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 essential backend services and infrastructure for the observability platform.
• Guarantee dependable, high-throughput data pipelines and APIs.
• Collaborate with open-source contributors as well as customers.
• Address community and customer challenges, integrating 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.
• Over 5 years of software engineering experience with a strong emphasis on backend development.
• Preference for experience in building developer tools or infrastructure.
• Proficient in TypeScript and Node.js.
• Experience with frameworks such as Express, Fastify, or similar.
• Strong understanding of API design, distributed systems, and data modeling.
• Experience with Go is an advantage.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• A passion for open source and the developer community.
• Experience in creating developer tools.
• Familiarity with ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, or other analytical/OLTP databases is a plus.
• Knowledge of OpenTelemetry, logging pipelines, or metrics infrastructure is a bonus.
• Experience in SDKs or client library design is a bonus.
• Exposure to Kafka, NATS, message queues, streaming systems, or event-driven architectures is an advantage.
• Flexible work environment and remote-friendly policies at a globally distributed company.
• Employer contributions towards healthcare benefits.
• Stock options available for every new team member.
• Flexible time off policy in the US.
• Generous time-off entitlements in other countries.
• USD$500 allowance for home office setup for remote employees.
• Opportunities to connect with colleagues during company-wide offsite events.
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