Overview
On Site
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12+ Month(s)
Skills
Java
Python
Golang
TypeScript
Observability
OpenTelemetry
Job Details
Position Title: Software Engineer Backend & Observability (OpenTelemetry)
Location: Irvine, CA (Onsite)
Duration: Long Term
A F2F interview is required.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in building scalable services and hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry instrumentation. The engineer will design and implement backend systems, integrate observability pipelines, and ensure system reliability through proactive monitoring and real-time alerting.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services using Java, Python, or Golang.
- Instrument services with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing, logs, and metrics.
- Integrate telemetry data with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Jaeger, AWS CloudWatch, and QuickSight.
- Build event-driven systems and data pipelines using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or AWS Kinesis.
- Write scripts (e.g., Python, Shell, or Node.js) to automate observability and deployment tasks.
- Design secure and scalable APIs with REST/GraphQL, OAuth2, JWT, and TLS/SSL.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions, and deploy on Kubernetes/Docker.
- Define SLIs/SLOs, anomaly detection rules, and real-time alerting mechanisms.
- Optimize backend performance through JVM tuning (for Java), memory management, and efficient database queries.
- Document observability frameworks, runbooks, and mentor junior developers.
Required Skills
- 5+ years of backend development with Java, Python, or Golang.
- Proven expertise in OpenTelemetry instrumentation for microservices.
- Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Shell, or Node.js).
- Strong background in observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Jaeger, AWS CloudWatch).
- Hands-on with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation).
- Experience with microservices and event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kinesis).
- Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
- Experience with containerization, orchestration, and IaC (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS CDK).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing real-time dashboards and visualization (Grafana, QuickSight, Chart.js, D3.js).
- Exposure to ReactJS or Angular for full-stack contributions.
- Knowledge of performance benchmarking, anomaly detection, and automated alerting.
- Agile experience (Scrum/Kanban, Jira, Confluence).
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