Software Engineering Group Leader (Metrics)
About The Position
Coralogix is a modern, full-stack observability platform transforming how businesses process and understand their data. Our unique architecture powers in-stream analytics without reliance on expensive indexing or hot storage. We specialize in comprehensive monitoring of logs, metrics, trace and security events with features such as APM, RUM, SIEM, Kubernetes monitoring and more, all enhancing operational efficiency and reducing observability spend by up to 70%.
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Group Leader to manage our Metrics Platform for Observability, serving thousands of customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Kafka, Rust, Object Store, and JavaScript, extensive leadership experience in managing development teams, and working closely with product teams. This role requires a dynamic individual capable of driving the strategy, development, and execution of our observability platform.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage multiple development teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the teams, ensuring effective delivery of high-quality solutions on time and within budget.
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture, ensuring alignment with the company’s goals and vision.
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of the metrics platform for observability, which serves thousands of customers at scale.
- Leverage your expertise in Kafka, Rust, Object Storage, and JavaScript to guide architectural decisions and hands-on development when necessary.
- Ensure the platform's scalability, reliability, and performance meet the highest industry standards.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to maintain continuous delivery pipelines and ensure the health of production systems.
- Ensure the development teams are aligned with product roadmaps and business objectives, focusing on delivering features that enhance customer experience and platform observability.
- Drive the strategy for monitoring and observability across the platform to provide real-time insights into the system’s health and performance.
- Ensure robust metrics collection, visualization, and alerting systems are in place to detect and respond to issues proactively.
- Continuously evaluate new technologies and methodologies to improve the platform's observability and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience leading multiple development teams.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and grow engineering teams.
- Proven experience working with Product teams in a collaborative, agile environment.
- Deep understanding of metrics collection, monitoring, and observability best practices at scale.
- Experience in developing high-scale platforms serving thousands of customers.
- Proficiency in Kafka for data streaming and event-driven architecture.
- Experience with object storage systems such as AWS S3 or similar.
- Solid understanding of system architecture, distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-based infrastructure.
- A proactive problem-solver with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure.
- Knowledge of front-end technologies (React, Angular, or similar) is a plus.
- Prior experience with observability tools such as Prometheus.
- Experience working in a cloud environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Cultural Fit
We’re seeking candidates who are hungry, humble, and smart. Coralogix fosters a culture of innovation and continuous learning, where team members are encouraged to challenge the status quo and contribute to our shared mission. If you thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to shape the future of observability solutions, we’d love to hear from you.
Coralogix is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.