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Backend Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Tue, Nov 03, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Building and operating distributed systems that ingest, store, and query telemetry at scale, the full-time Backend Engineer will work with technologies such as Go, Java, Kafka, and Kubernetes, focusing on making high-cardinality data fast and affordable.

Key responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain distributed systems for telemetry data ingestion, storage, and querying
  • Implement strategies for data optimization including compression, downsampling, and tenant isolation
  • Collaborate across the technology stack and engage with customers to improve system reliability and performance
Required qualifications
  • Strong hands-on experience in building large-scale distributed systems
  • Deep understanding of system fundamentals and generalist capabilities
  • Experience operating systems in production environments with a focus on reliability
  • Ability to tackle ambiguous problems from design through to production
  • Familiarity with observability, APM, or monitoring is a plus

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