Observe is looking to boost engineering productivity and enhance the developer experience across the organization by designing and delivering systems, tools, and automation that maximize developer productivity, reduce friction, and create a world-class engineering experience.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
- 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
- 3 years of experience building developer tools (e.g., Bazel build configurations, compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks, local hermetic dev & testing environments).
- Proficiency in Git (GitHub/Gerrit), Terraform, Kubernetes, container technology, and common CI/CD practices (Jenkins/GitHub Actions, etc).
- 3 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
- 2+ years of experience with Bazel configuration and/or release automation.
- 2+ years of experience developing in both Go and Python.
- Proficiency in AWS.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement development tools, infrastructure, and automation that significantly improve engineering productivity, efficiency, and code quality.
- Empower engineering teams to deliver features faster and more sustainably by reducing friction in the development, testing, and release processes.
- Lead or participate in design reviews, making informed trade-offs between technologies and ensuring alignment with long-term architectural goals.
- Review code developed by peers to ensure adherence to best practices for style, testability, reliability, and performance.
- Author and maintain documentation, guides, and educational content to improve developer onboarding and day-to-day productivity.
- Investigate and resolve issues across development, build, and CI/CD systems by analyzing root causes and optimizing workflows for reliability.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
