This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer – OpenTelemetry in Germany.
This is a highly technical backend engineering role focused on building and evolving modern observability solutions at scale. You will work at the intersection of distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and open-source ecosystems, with a strong emphasis on OpenTelemetry. The role involves shaping how telemetry data is collected, processed, and used to power real-time insights for complex production environments. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams and contribute directly to architectural decisions that impact performance, scalability, and reliability. A key part of the role is active participation in the OpenTelemetry community, helping influence standards and contribute to widely used open-source components. This is an opportunity to work on mission-critical systems in a fast-paced, engineering-driven environment where technical excellence and long-term thinking are prioritized.
Accountabilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems in Go, supporting high-volume observability data processing.
- Lead and contribute to the technical direction of OpenTelemetry integration within customer and production environments.
- Actively participate in the OpenTelemetry open-source community, including SIGs, specifications, and core component contributions.
- Develop and optimize distributed systems for logs, metrics, traces, and security event processing.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of cloud-native observability platforms.
- Contribute to architectural decisions around data pipelines, backend services, and infrastructure automation.
- Support production systems by troubleshooting complex issues and improving system resilience.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in Go.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven contributions to open-source projects, ideally within OpenTelemetry or Prometheus ecosystems.
- Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure automation tools.
- Familiarity with observability concepts including metrics, logging, and tracing in production systems.
- Experience working in SaaS and distributed production environments.
- Strong communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams.
- Exposure to DevOps practices and production troubleshooting.
- Additional programming experience in languages such as Rust, Java, Python, or TypeScript is a plus.
- Experience applying AI/ML frameworks for AIOps use cases is an advantage.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
- Flexible working arrangements within a remote-friendly, Europe-aligned environment.
- Opportunity to contribute directly to widely used open-source technologies like OpenTelemetry.
- High-impact engineering role with ownership over critical backend systems.
- Strong focus on technical excellence, innovation, and long-term engineering quality.
- Continuous learning environment with exposure to cutting-edge observability and cloud-native technologies.
- Collaborative and inclusive engineering culture that values autonomy and impact.
How Jobgether works:
We use an
AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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