Applications Engineer
Software Specialists, Inc.
Beaverton, United States of America
1 month ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
IntermediateJob location
Beaverton, United States of America
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Distributed Systems
Network Protocols
Reliability Engineering
Newrelic
Software Engineering
Datadog
Grafana
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Splunk
Dynatrace
Job description
Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced professional to support the development and implementation of observability platforms within a global technology environment. Our team delivers end-to-end technical solutions that drive innovation, platform reliability, and business success through best-in-class engineering practices., * Contribute to the design and development of technical solutions for a Kubernetes-based observability platform.
- Develop Kubernetes controllers, Crossplane compositions, and maintain GitOps deployment of CNCF components.
- Offer technical guidance to less experienced engineers and promote robust design and architecture standards focused on security, observability, and resiliency.
- Collaborate with product teams to deliver solutions that align with platform objectives and support end-users, including participating in rotational support for platform users.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably with a focus in Computer Science.
- 3-5 years of professional software development experience and a minimum of 2 years operating Kubernetes-based solutions in production environments.
- Proficiency developing distributed systems utilizing public cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and experience working with observability vendor products (Splunk, Grafana, Datadog, NewRelic, Dynatrace).
- Strong experience with Grafana and comprehensive understanding of networking protocols and layers; experience with Site Reliability Engineering, Crossplane, ClickHouse, or GitOps tools is a plus.