Senior Software Engineer / SRE (Observability Focus)
Aspire, JordanAbout the role
This is a remote position.
What You'll Do
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Support platform reliability, monitoring, and continuous improvement across internal systems.
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Work in Kubernetes-based environments, deploying, operating, and monitoring containerized applications.
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Build and maintain observability solutions, with a focus on DataDog (APM, metrics, logging, and tracing).
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Configure dashboards, alerts, and monitoring for microservices-based architectures.
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Integrate observability tools into AWS environments and CI/CD pipelines.
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Automate monitoring and operational tasks using scripting (Python preferred).
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Install and configure DataDog agents and integrations, managing API keys and secure configurations.
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Manage user roles and access controls within observability platforms.
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Lead maintenance efforts and platform improvements while proactively driving reliability, scalability, and performance.
What You'll Need
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Strong proficiency in Python, JavaScript (Node.js), or Java.
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Hands-on experience with API integrations (designing, consuming, and integrating).
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Strong experience working in Kubernetes environments (deployment, operations, and monitoring).
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Experience with DataDog (preferred) or similar tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
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Ability to configure dashboards, alerts, and APM (tracing, metrics, logging).
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Experience monitoring containerized and microservices architectures.
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Hands-on experience with AWS.
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Experience integrating observability tools into cloud environments.
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Experience integrating observability into CI/CD pipelines.
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Ability to automate monitoring and operational tasks using scripting (Python preferred).
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Experience owning and operating an internal engineering platform.
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Demonstrated ownership of reliability, scalability, and performance.
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Proven ability to proactively lead maintenance efforts and platform improvements (not just reactive support).
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Ability to work with JST time zone overlap.
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Familiarity with Go (Golang).
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Experience with additional observability tools such as New Relic, Dynatrace, Elastic, or Splunk Observability.
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Be part of a remote-first organization where flexibility is embraced.
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Work and learn alongside talented engineers and technology leaders.
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Explore opportunities to learn and grow through technical and non-technical training programs.
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Gain global exposure by working on products with international teams and clients.
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Attend virtual and in-person international technology conferences to expand your knowledge and network.
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