Software Engineer, Observability (SRE)

TL;DR

Software Engineer, Observability (SRE): Building and automating observability tooling for the Auth0 Platform to ensure high availability and stability with an accent on metrics, logs, and traces. Focus on designing scalable infrastructure using Terraform and Datadog, integrating instrumentation libraries, and diagnosing complex performance bottlenecks in a microservices architecture.

Location: Hybrid in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Salary: $110,000 — $151,800 CAD

Company

Okta provides trusted, neutral identity infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace AI.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable observability infrastructure using Terraform.
• Provision and monitor cloud-native infrastructure across AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Champion observability best practices and educate other engineering teams on standardized instrumentation.
• Diagnose root causes of major incidents and identify critical gaps in telemetry tooling.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives to improve instrumentation and observability standards across the broader engineering organization.

Requirements

• 3+ years of platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps experience.
• Expertise in the Datadog ecosystem (Metrics, Logs, Traces, and Error Tracking).
• Strong coding skills in Node.js or Golang.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry (OTel), Vector, or similar frameworks for instrumenting applications.
• Must be based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• RRSP with a company match.
• Paid time off (PTO) and parental leave.
• Healthcare spending account and telemedicine.
• Immersive, in-person onboarding experience.