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Chainguard

Senior Software Engineer (Guarded OS)

OR · Remote

$122K - $161K/yr

Able to work independently and communicate clearly in a remote-first environment. Nice to haves ... Observability and monitoring experience (Grafana, Prometheus, Cloud Logging, etc.). * Experience ...

TELCOR Inc

Infrastructure Engineer

$125K - $165K/yr

... remote. Copy and paste the following link into your browser to learn more about TELCOR and what it ... Experience with observability TELCOR is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants ...

PubNub

Senior Software Engineer, Core Systems (Rust)

OR · Remote

$140K - $170K/yr

Strong observability and debugging experience. * Experience supporting high-scale distributed ... Remote candidates will also be considered. Why Join PubNub * Build infrastructure processing ...

Tebra

Senior Software Engineer

OR · Remote

$122K - $161K/yr

Implement observability (structured logging, metrics, tracing) and automate build/deploy pipelines ... Remote

LTS

Principal Platform Engineer

OR · On-site +1

Strong observability discipline - logs, traces, deploy speed, the local dev loop. * Demonstrated ... in a remote work environment. Nice to Have: * GovCloud, FedRAMP, or restricted-environment ...

Tebra

Senior AI Automation Engineer

OR · Remote

$103K - $136K/yr

Implement error handling, observability, and reusable design patterns to ensure reliability and ... Remote

Upstart

Senior Software Engineer

OR · On-site +1

$122K - $161K/yr

... observability, error reduction, and on-call support Partner with Product, Design, Data and Machine ... Remote Travel requirements As a digital first company, the majority of your work can be ...

Grafana Labs

Staff AI Engineer | US | Remote

OR · Remote

This is a remote opportunity and we would be interested in applicants from USA time zones only at ... Implement observability and feedback loops including logging, performance metrics, prompt iteration ...

Chainguard

Software Engineer (Athena)

OR · Remote

Software Engineer Remote - US, Canada, UK Chainguard is on a mission to secure the open source ... Support operational work by contributing to observability tooling, documentation, and on-call ...

Upstart

Senior Software Engineer, Upstart Bank

OR · On-site +1

$122K - $161K/yr

Improve system reliability, performance, observability, and data consistency across distributed ... Remote Time zone requirements The team operates on the East/West coast time zones. Travel ...

Vacatia

Senior AI Agent & Evaluations Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site +1

$110K - $152K/yr

Portland, OR (Hybrid Three Days In Office) Remote considered for exceptional candidates. About ... Experience with agent observability and evaluation platforms such as LangSmith, Langfuse, Arize ...

Vacatia

Senior AI Agent & Evaluations Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site +1

$111K - $152K/yr

Portland, OR (Hybrid - Three Days In Office) Remote considered for exceptional candidates. About ... Experience with agent observability and evaluation platforms such as LangSmith, Langfuse, Arize ...

Vacatia

Senior AI Agent & Evaluations Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site +1

$110K - $152K/yr

Portland, OR (Hybrid - Three Days In Office) Remote considered for exceptional candidates. About ... Experience with agent observability and evaluation platforms such as LangSmith, Langfuse, Arize ...

HealthEquity

Mgr Software Engineering

$127K - $165K/yr

Understanding of cloud-native engineering, CI/CD pipelines, observability, platform operations, and ... Wellness program incentives Onboarding & Travel This is a remote role, with an in-person onboarding ...

NinjaTrader

Staff Software Engineer - Scala

OR · On-site +1

$150K - $200K/yr

... observability tooling and frameworks * Deep understanding of modern distributed systems and the ... There may be remote flexibility for exceptional candidates in the following states: California ...

Chainguard

Senior Software Engineer (Athena)

OR · Remote

$122K - $161K/yr

Senior Software Engineer Remote - US, Canada, UK Chainguard is building the secure software supply ... testing and observability * Work closely with staff and principal engineers to implement ...

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What are the typical collaboration patterns for a Remote Observability Engineer working with distributed teams?

Remote Observability Engineers frequently collaborate with software developers, DevOps teams, and IT operations to ensure systems are monitored effectively and issues are detected early. Working remotely, you'll often use communication tools like Slack, Jira, and video conferencing to coordinate incident response, discuss monitoring strategies, and review system health dashboards. Regular sync meetings and asynchronous updates are common, and you'll likely contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing to keep all stakeholders informed. Building strong communication habits is important, as much of the troubleshooting and improvement work hinges on clear coordination with multiple teams.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Remote Observability Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Remote Observability Engineer, you need strong expertise in monitoring, logging, and tracing systems, along with a background in computer science or related technical fields. Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, and cloud platforms is typically required, as well as relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer. Excellent problem-solving abilities, communication skills, and a proactive mindset help you detect and resolve issues before they impact users. These competencies ensure system reliability, enable rapid incident response, and support seamless collaboration in distributed environments.

What is the difference between Remote Observability Engineer vs Site Reliability Engineer?

AspectRemote Observability EngineerSite Reliability Engineer
CredentialsKnowledge of monitoring tools, scripting, cloud platformsSame as Observability Engineer, plus SRE certifications often preferred
Work EnvironmentFocus on monitoring, logging, and tracing systems remotelyBroader scope including system reliability, incident response, and automation
Industry UsagePrimarily in tech, SaaS, cloud servicesWidely in tech, finance, and large-scale online services

The Remote Observability Engineer specializes in monitoring and analyzing system performance remotely, focusing on tools like logs and metrics. In contrast, the Site Reliability Engineer has a broader role, ensuring overall system reliability, automation, and incident management. While both roles require similar technical skills, SREs often have additional responsibilities related to system resilience and scalability.

What is a Remote Observability Engineer?

A Remote Observability Engineer is a professional responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining systems that monitor the health, performance, and reliability of software applications and infrastructure from a remote location. They use observability tools to collect and analyze logs, metrics, and traces, helping organizations quickly detect and resolve issues. Their work ensures that distributed systems are transparent, reliable, and efficient, often collaborating with development, operations, and security teams. Remote Observability Engineers often work from anywhere, leveraging cloud-based tools and platforms to manage complex IT environments.
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Senior Software Engineer (Guarded OS)

Senior Software Engineer (Guarded OS)

Chainguard

OR • Remote

$122K - $161K/yr

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Job description

The role, in a nutshell:

Chainguard is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to take a significant role on the services and tooling that build and update the software that makes up Chainguard OS. This role sits within the GuardedOS team - the foundation layer on which every Chainguard product depends, and will primarily focus on Elastic Build, our Kubernetes-based package build pipeline.

This is a high-ownership, high-variety engineering role. You will design, implement, operate, and improve the systems that keep Chainguard OS Packages up to date. You'll be the person who turns ambiguity into an action plan and executes without breaking things - fast, with a clear eye on long-term maintainability.

 What you'll do:

  • Operate and develop the Elastic Build service, our Kubernetes + GitHub + Cloud Run pipeline that converts package specifications into real downloadable artifacts, improving reliability, performance, resource usage, and multi-architecture support.
  • Maintain and improve Melange, our package build tool, with a focus on usability, testing, patch management, and observability. Melange is largely feature-complete; the work here is hardening and instrumentation, not feature addition.
  • Design and build automation for rebuild and review workflows - keeping a human in the approval chain while removing every step that can be automated. Support shared library transitions using build-time and runtime dependency analysis.
  • Build monitoring, dashboards, and alerting. Create automated responses to common failure modes so human attention is reserved for novel problems.
  • Define and deliver a roadmap for build and update services within the OS team.
  • Document systems thoroughly and reduce single points of knowledge.
  • Contribute to distro-level package updates and help keep Chainguard OS up-to-date and secure.

What we're looking for:

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience with backend or distributed systems.
  • Strong programming skills in Go. Comfortable writing production services, ideally including a Kubernetes operator or custom controller.
  • Hands-on experience operating production services at scale, and has responded to real incidents, restored service, and improved systems to prevent recurrence.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Cloud Run, and cloud-native service design.
  • Familiarity with GCP services (e.g., BigQuery, IAM, Cloud Logging).
  • Experience with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across distributed systems.
  • Able to work independently and communicate clearly in a remote-first environment.

Nice to haves: 

  •   Experience contributing to or maintaining build, packaging, or tooling projects.
  •   Observability and monitoring experience (Grafana, Prometheus, Cloud Logging, etc.).
  •   Experience with Linux build or packaging systems.
  •   Understanding of dependency management and rebuild automation.
  •   Experience with ARM64 build environments.
  •   Familiarity with BigQuery or Looker Studio for data analysis.

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