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Airtable

Software Engineer, Observability

On site

San francisco, United states

Mid level

Full Time

16-01-2026

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Skills

Python Java Go Kubernetes Programming Organization Software Development Prometheus Grafana

Job Specifications

Employer Industry: Technology - Software Development
Why consider this job opportunity:
Salary range up to $270,000
Opportunity to lead the modernization of observability tools, impacting the entire engineering organization
Define and execute a multi-year roadmap for advanced logging, tracing, and metrics solutions
Collaborative culture with a focus on data-driven decisions and platform reliability
Chance for significant career growth by driving major projects across the engineering organization
What to Expect (Job Responsibilities):
Architect and scale core observability systems, including logging, metrics, and tracing pipelines
Evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance the observability posture
Mentor a growing team of infrastructure engineers and share best practices
Optimize performance and costs of large-scale data pipelines and storage
Extend observability to AI features by instrumenting prompts and model calls
What is Required (Qualifications):
6+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years focused on observability or infrastructure at scale
Proven experience implementing and running production-grade logging, metrics, or tracing systems
Proficiency in distributed systems concepts, data streaming pipelines, and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
Strong knowledge of tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and OpenTelemetry
Ability to communicate technical trade-offs and architectural plans effectively
How to Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):
Experience mentoring engineers and collaborating across multiple teams
Comfort with programming languages such as Go, Python, or Java for building observability tooling
Passion for enabling engineering organizations through reliable observability tools
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About the Company

Airtable's AI app platform is the easiest way to build custom apps that accelerate your business operations. Turn your data into custom apps, automations, and AI agents -- no technical expertise required. Your teams can move from idea to impact in minutes. More than 500,000 organizations, including 80% of the Fortune 100, use Airtable to manage, build their businesses and enable citizen development. The result? Faster innovation, better customer experiences, enterprise-grade governance, and a modern way to work across teams... Know more