Founding Software Engineer

A SF Bay Area based cutting-edge startup, which is leading the charge in transforming observability for today's data-driven world is looking for seasoned software engineer to join them as a founding engineer.

As the founding engineer you will lead the design and development of their Telemetry Data Management Platform. This pivotal role involves crafting scalable backend systems that integrate seamlessly with open technologies like Open Telemetry, ensuring our platform remains at the cutting edge of observability solutions.

• Develop and scale the backend of their Telemetry Data Management Platform, emphasizing compatibility with open technologies such as Open Telemetry.
• Architect systems that process and analyze vast amounts of machine data efficiently.
• Actively participate in strategic planning and the development of technical roadmaps.
• Work closely with the founders to ensure features meet customer needs and are delivered to a high standard.
• Collaborate with the team to enhance integration with widely-used observability tools, ensuring robust and flexible data ingestion and analysis capabilities.

• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Over 8 years of experience in backend development, with a strong background in handling large-scale data systems.
• Expertise in programming languages like Go, Rust, Java, or Python and a proven track record in building scalable server architectures.
• Experience with open-source technologies and standards, particularly Open Telemetry, is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with cloud services, microservices architectures, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.