Chronosphere

Customer Support Engineer - EMEA

United Kingdom

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Observability, Software, BiotechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in an engineering or support role, preferably in SaaS, with experience in the monitoring, observability, or data pipeline space. Required technical skills include coding/SDLC, Linux, cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), networking, and shell. Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform is essential, and Prometheus experience is a strong plus. Excellent written and verbal communication, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to learn quickly are also necessary. A BS in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience, is preferred, along with cloud certifications and familiarity with modern programming languages.

Responsibilities

The Customer Support Engineer will address technical issues for customers, working independently and collaboratively in an interrupt-driven environment. Responsibilities include resolving complex technical problems, documenting and presenting solutions, owning issues from start to finish, and finding reproducible examples from customer-provided information. The role involves categorizing issues, determining when to involve the engineering team, collaborating with engineering to fix problems and identify improvements, and confirming that fixes resolve the original concerns. Additionally, the engineer will contribute to documentation and knowledge base articles.

Skills

Customer Support
Technical Support
Problem Solving
Customer Relationship Management
Issue Resolution
Bug Tracking
Feature Requests
Containerization
Observability
Fluent Bit
Telemetry

Chronosphere

Cloud-native infrastructure and application monitoring

About Chronosphere

Chronosphere offers a platform that helps businesses monitor their cloud-native infrastructure and applications by quickly identifying and resolving issues before they affect customers. The platform filters out unnecessary data, allowing users to focus on critical information, which is especially useful for companies still using outdated monitoring tools. Unlike its competitors, Chronosphere emphasizes reducing observability costs, which can be a major expense for engineering teams, and helps decrease on-call alerts by up to 90%. The company's goal is to improve business efficiency and productivity while providing a strong return on investment.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$359.3MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Stock Options
Medical, Dental, Vision
Flexible PTO
Training & Career Growth
Flexible Work Enviroment
Commuter Benefits
Free Lunches

Risks

Emerging startups like Marqo increase competition in the observability space.
Integrating Calyptia may pose operational challenges and affect service quality.
Reliance on partnerships like CrowdStrike could risk disruptions in service.

Differentiation

Chronosphere uniquely integrates security features with observability through its CrowdStrike partnership.
The acquisition of Calyptia enhances Chronosphere's data pipeline capabilities for large-scale observability.
Chronosphere's platform reduces on-call pages by up to 90%, improving team productivity.

Upsides

Growing demand for cloud-native solutions boosts Chronosphere's market potential.
AI-driven observability tools enhance Chronosphere's value proposition by predicting and preventing issues.
FinOps practices increase demand for cost-effective observability, aligning with Chronosphere's offerings.

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