Observe is looking to revolutionize how they handle metrics to deliver a truly unified observability platform, by dramatically improving the scalability and performance of their existing metrics pipeline and architecting next-generation systems.
Requirements
- Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design
- Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and optimizing database features
- Experience with Snowflake or other cloud data warehouses
- Background in time-series databases (Prometheus, InfluxDB, TimescaleDB, etc.)
- Prior work on observability platforms or metrics systems
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable metrics ingestion and query systems
- Optimize our Snowflake-based metrics pipeline for performance and cost efficiency
- Investigate and resolve customer-reported issues in the metrics domain
- Prototype and evaluate new architectural approaches for metrics storage and retrieval
- Contribute to technical decisions shaping our metrics platform roadmap
- Collaborate with Product and Customer Success teams to understand use cases and pain points
Other
- 3+ years of industry experience building distributed systems or databases
- Customer-focused mindset with the ability to translate user needs into technical solutions
- Ability to rapidly onboard to complex systems and drive meaningful improvements
- Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field
