Software Engineer, Ingest Pipeline at Observe

San Mateo, Alajuela, Costa Rica

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Observability, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Experience in building systems or backend, ideally in high-scale or high-throughput environments
  • Proficiency in C++ and/or Go in production environments
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals — concurrency, sharding, fault tolerance, etc
  • Deep experience with performance optimization in low-latency or resource-constrained systems
  • A strong sense of user empathy and product intuition — you think beyond APIs and care about end-to-end experience
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively across engineering and product teams

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-throughput components of Observe’s ingest pipeline
  • Optimize the performance of systems that operate under high concurrency and extreme data volume
  • Lead and contribute to system-level design decisions in a distributed environment
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product backend and infrastructure teams to deliver customer-facing capabilities
  • Debug complex production issues involving large-scale telemetry data pipelines
  • Continuously improve operational reliability, observability, and debuggability of the ingest system

Skills

C++
Go
Distributed Systems
Concurrency
Sharding
Fault Tolerance
Stream Processing
Batching
Compression
Backpressure
Real-time Analytics

Observe

Software platform for application data monitoring

About Observe

Observe Inc. offers the Observability Cloud, a platform that helps businesses manage and analyze the large amounts of data generated by complex applications. This tool is designed for software developers and engineering managers, providing a comprehensive way to monitor application performance by ingesting data from various sources and formats. Unlike traditional monitoring tools, the Observability Cloud offers a holistic view, addressing the challenges of continuous releases and frequent updates. The company operates on a subscription model, allowing users to try the platform for free, and emphasizes high-quality customer support as a key differentiator.

San Mateo, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$281.6MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Remote Work Options
Flexible Work Hours

Risks

AI integration may introduce technical challenges affecting platform stability.
Reliance on Snowflake poses risks if pricing or service terms change.
New data sharing capabilities could raise data privacy and security concerns.

Differentiation

Observe consolidates logs, metrics, and traces into a unified data lake.
Data Graph technology enables faster issue diagnosis in distributed applications.
Observability Cloud ingests data from any source, offering a holistic application view.

Upsides

Integration with Snowflake enhances data analytics and market reach.
AI-powered observability tools offer advanced insights, aligning with AI integration trends.
$145M Series B funding boosts product development and expansion efforts.

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