Software Backend Engineer with Observability -OpenTelemetry - Irvine, CA (Onsite) F2F

Position Title: Software Engineer – Backend & Observability (OpenTelemetry) Location: Irvine, CA (Onsite) Duration: Long Term A F2F Interview Is Required. About the Role We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in building scalable services and hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry instrumentation. The engineer will design and implement backend systems, integrate observability pipelines, and ensure system reliability through proactive monitoring and real-time alerting. Responsibilities • Develop and maintain backend services using Java, Python, or Golang. • Instrument services with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing, logs, and metrics. • Integrate telemetry data with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Jaeger, AWS CloudWatch, and QuickSight. • Build event-driven systems and data pipelines using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or AWS Kinesis. • Write scripts (e.g., Python, Shell, or Node.js) to automate observability and deployment tasks. • Design secure and scalable APIs with REST/GraphQL, OAuth2, JWT, and TLS/SSL. • Implement CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions, and deploy on Kubernetes/Docker. • Define SLIs/SLOs, anomaly detection rules, and real-time alerting mechanisms. • Optimize backend performance through JVM tuning (for Java), memory management, and efficient database queries. • Document observability frameworks, runbooks, and mentor junior developers. Required Skills • 5+ years of backend development with Java, Python, or Golang. • Proven expertise in OpenTelemetry instrumentation for microservices. • Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Shell, or Node.js). • Strong background in observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Jaeger, AWS CloudWatch). • Hands-on with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation). • Experience with microservices and event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kinesis). • Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis). • Experience with containerization, orchestration, and IaC (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS CDK). Preferred Qualifications • Experience developing real-time dashboards and visualization (Grafana, QuickSight, Chart.js, D3.js). • Exposure to ReactJS or Angular for full-stack contributions. • Knowledge of performance benchmarking, anomaly detection, and automated alerting. • Agile experience (Scrum/Kanban, Jira, Confluence).