Senior Software Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – Observability & Platform Engineering1

Must-Have Skills (Required)

Core Engineering & Platform Skills

• Strong proficiency in at least one of the following: Python, JavaScript (Node.js), or Java

• Hands-on experience with API integrations (designing, consuming, and integrating APIs)

• Strong experience working in Kubernetes environments, including deployment, operations, and monitoring

Observability & Monitoring

• Experience with DataDog (preferred) or similar tools such as Prometheus, Grafana

• Ability to configure dashboards, alerts, and APM (tracing, metrics, logging)

• Experience monitoring containerized and microservices architectures

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Hands-on experience with AWS

• Experience integrating observability tools into cloud environments

SRE & Operations

• Experience with CI/CD integrations for observability (e.g., DataDog in pipelines)

• Ability to automate monitoring and operational tasks using scripting (Python preferred)

Strongly Preferred Skills

• Experience owning and operating an internal engineering platform

• Deep experience with observability platforms

• Demonstrated ownership of reliability, scalability, and performance

• Proven ability to proactively lead maintenance efforts and platform improvements

• Experience installing and configuring DataDog agents and integrations

• Experience managing API keys and secure configurations

• Experience managing user roles and access controls within observability platforms

Nice-to-Have Skills (Preferred)

• Familiarity with Go (Golang)

• Experience with additional observability tools such as New Relic, Dynatrace, Elastic, or Splunk Observability

Description

Project Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer / SRE with an Observability focus to support platform reliability, monitoring, and modernization initiatives. This role blends software engineering (60–70%) with site reliability engineering (30–40%), with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes and observability platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Support platform reliability, monitoring, and modernization initiatives

• Provide operational and training support for DataDog, the Observability Platform for R&D

• Enhance observability, reliability, and performance across engineering platforms

• Drive automation and operational excellence for monitoring and alerting frameworks

• Support Kubernetes-based platform operations and monitoring integrations

Timezone Coverage

• PST Coverage Required