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Senior Software Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Base+commission
Reviewed: Thu, Sep 03, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Owning the technical design and execution for core components of a distributed tracing platform, the full-time Senior Software Engineer will tackle multi-petabyte scale challenges and optimize low-latency infrastructure while working remotely.

Key responsibilities
  • Design and implement core components of the distributed tracing platform using technologies like ClickHouse and Grafana Tempo
  • Drive engineering excellence and mentor team members in best practices for distributed systems
  • Address challenges related to data ingestion, storage, and query performance for observability AI
Required qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in software development engineering
  • 4+ years of experience in designing and operating complex distributed system architectures
  • 5+ years of programming experience in at least two languages such as Java, Go, Scala, or Python
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems principles and experience with technologies like Kafka, Spark, and ClickHouse

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