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RetoolRetoolSan Francisco, CA

Software Engineer, Observability

Build and integrate observability solutions for metrics, logs, and traces to ensure high availability and scalability of products and internal systems. Requires 3+ years experience with containerization, IaC, and observability tools like Datadog and Grafana.

164k – 260k/yr
On-site3+ YOEDevOps / SRE

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Help build a great product that improves productivity of engineers across the globe by several orders of magnitude
  • Design and build observability solutions for collection, delivery, analysis, and visualization of metrics, logs, and traces
  • Work with engineers, designers, product managers and customer support to instrument and implement observability into our products and internal apps
  • Build orchestration and automation tooling around off-the-shelf solutions (e.g. Datadog, Grafana), as well as build custom solutions that meet our unique needs
  • Be involved in the development of scalable, distributed software systems that support globally distributed customer base
  • Coach and mentor other SWE; Provide leadership in iteratively defining & refining development processes as the team grows

The Skillset You'll Bring

  • 3+ years of related professional experience, 2+ years working on a mission critical platform with high-availability requirements
  • Experience with containerization (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) and observability (e.g. Datadog, Stackdriver, Wavefront, Grafana) stacks
  • A strong understanding of system availability, resiliency, and recoverability
  • Strong organizational skills with high attention-to-detail and able to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Ability to thrive in a high-energy, high-growth, fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. Willing to learn new skills and implement new technologies

Bonus Points

  • Familiarity with TypeScript and Node.js backend development
  • Familiarity with React frontend web development
  • Experience with observability platforms and tools like Datadog, Grafana, etc.

Compensation

  • Base pay range: $163,710 – $260,000 per year

Skills

KubernetesDockerTerraformDatadogGrafanaTypeScriptNode.jsReact

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