Impact

As a Software Engineer on the Observability team, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of the systems that provide visibility into Shipt’s technical ecosystem. Your mission is to implement and support a high-performance telemetry platform that allows engineering teams to monitor, debug, and optimize their services effectively. You will work closely with senior engineers to ensure our metrics, logs, and traces are reliable and actionable.

In this role, you will help bridge the gap between traditional monitoring and intelligent diagnostics. You will utilize and support AI-enhanced tools and interfaces to streamline how engineers interact with telemetry data. By helping integrate autonomous agents and predictive models into our workflows, you will contribute to a more proactive, self-healing infrastructure environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with exposure to observability, SRE, or infrastructure-focused roles.

• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Golang or Python, for building and automating infrastructure tooling.

• Familiarity with modern Log/Metric/Trace observability stacks- such as Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, structured logging, or similar observability stacks.

• Basic understanding of how AI and machine learning can be applied to time-series data for anomaly detection.

• Experience working with containerized environments like Kubernetes and cloud platforms like GCP.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a commitment to providing high-quality visibility for engineering teams.

Skills & Education

This list includes key skills used in this job but is not inclusive of all skills needed for the role. Please see any required education below.

Datadog, Python (Programming Language), SRE Observability

 

 

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience | Required

Work Arrangement

Shipt considers candidates located near a Shipt office or workspace in Birmingham, San Francisco, or Minneapolis to be hybrid, which means that they have the flexibility to work from home (with leader approval) or at a Shipt office in order to facilitate the ability to innovate, collaborate, and spark team connections. In-office expectations will vary by role and leader.  Certain roles may require in-office presence on a full-time basis. Please work with your recruiter to learn more about the classification of this role.

About Shipt

Shipt is a retail tech company that connects people to reliable, high-quality delivery with a personal touch. Shipt connects customers to the things they want from the stores they love, retail businesses to more satisfied customers, and workers to new earning opportunities.

At Shipt, we aim to put our team first to boost a sense of belonging, spark opportunities for growth, provide unique benefits and commit to giving back to our communities in ways that make life better, both personally and professionally. We understand that our service, our culture, and our connection to our communities are only made better by every single person who shows up to work here every day.  Learn More.

Shipt is an independently operated, wholly owned subsidiary of Target Corporation and available in more than 5,000 U.S. cities. Shipt was founded and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information, please visit Shipt’s company site at Shipt.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Employees (and eligible family members) are covered by medical, dental, vision and more.  Employees may enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also be eligible to receive discretionary vacation for exempt team members, paid holidays throughout the calendar year and paid sick leave.  Other compensation includes eligibility for an annual bonus and the potential for restricted stock units based on role.