Chronosphere

Manager, Engineering - Storage

Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Observability, Software, BiotechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Candidates must have a strong track record of developing and nurturing engineering teams, coupled with hands-on technical abilities to contribute to the engineering roadmap. A high level of organization and the ability to manage multiple complex concurrent projects from concept through delivery and production support is essential. Familiarity with enterprise software and software as a service, including understanding the impact on product development, validation, release, and operation, is required. A strong background in partnering with recruiting, making hiring decisions, closing hires, and building diverse and inclusive teams is also necessary. Empathy and an understanding of how to support engineers to do their best work are crucial.

Responsibilities

The Engineering Manager will be responsible for supporting the engineering team that owns the underlying distributed timeseries database powering Chronosphere’s metrics platform. This includes supporting and developing a team of 7+ engineers through feedback and coaching, setting context and expectations, and eliminating barriers to execution. The manager will own the engineering roadmap for a platform area, manage projects to that roadmap, and set priorities in partnership with the product team and technical contributors. They will drive day-to-day execution against priorities, partner with other engineering leaders to drive process changes, and be responsible for hiring for their team. Additionally, the manager will own the reliability of their product area in production, ensuring the team has the focus, tools, and process needed to reliably ship and manage systems.

Skills

Distributed Systems
Timeseries Databases
Metrics Platforms
Roadmap Management
Project Management
Team Leadership
Coaching
Feedback
Prioritization
Execution
Process Improvement
Containerization
Observability
Fluent Bit
Telemetry Pipelines
Log Management

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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