Staff Observability Backend Engineer

Lead Affrim’s observability platform remotely in Canada, combining backend architecture with telemetry expertise across high-volume distributed systems.As Staff Software Engineer and technical lead, you will shape observability strategy while remaining hands-on. The platform processes 200+ TB daily across hundreds of services and 80+ Kubernetes clusters. Your work will advance wide events, log sampling, and instrumentation for agentic development.Key Responsibilities:
Own telemetry pipeline architecture, reliability, performance, and costDesign log sampling strategies preserving incident investigation signalsShape observability practices for AI coding agents and reviewsDefine technical strategy and lead cross-functional projectsMentor six engineers through feedback, guidance, and exampleRequirements:
8+ years designing and launching backend systems at scalePython or Kotlin experience developing distributed backend systemsAWS, MySQL, Flink, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Kafka, or TerraformExperience operating high-volume metrics, logs, or tracesStrong communication across global engineering teamsBring scalable backend engineering, observability judgment, and technical leadership to Affrim’s remote Canada platform team.
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