Senior Software Engineer (Observability Knowledge Graph Backend)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Observability Knowledge Graph Backend): Building and rolling out new features for the Grafana Knowledge Graph, a suite of distributed microservices that connects signals across the stack and delivers automated Root Cause Insights with an accent on performance, reliability, and efficient scaling. Focus on maintaining critical systems, owning their reliability, performance, and availability, and influencing the roadmap.

Location: Remote (US or Canada)

Salary: CAD 164,490 - CAD 197,389

Company

hirify.global is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse providing observability solutions.

What you will do

• Work with your team to build and roll out new features, then use the results to iterate and improve.
• Drive projects from initial ideation all the way to operations once it is in the hands of customers.
• Maintain critical systems, and own their reliability, performance, and availability.
• Be a part of your team’s on-call rotations and take ownership of the services you’re running.
• Mentor and support other team members, participate in design discussions, and collaborate with the team.
• Take an active role in influencing our roadmap and your own career objectives.

Requirements

• Strong coding skills and operational experience; you were responsible for operating the software you have built.
• Experience working on a SaaS platform and dealt with common distributed systems problems (e.g. scalability, multi-tenancy, data isolation, HA, …)
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Willing to work across teams and make your plans transparent.
• Pragmatic and prioritize progress over perfection.
• Programming experience in Java and experience with Kubernetes and any one of the cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Customer focused.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% Remote, Global Culture.
• Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
• Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.
• Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things.
• Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work.
• Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum.