Senior Observability Engineer (OpenTelemetry) - Remote

Globallogic Inc.; La Pampa; Remote; ARS 127,737,000 - 191,605,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

USD payment

Job summary

Darwoft, a software factory delivering IT solutions and staff augmentation, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead an observability migration from New Relic to OpenTelemetry. You will instrument applications, adjust manifests, and validate telemetry end-to-end across a global, remote-friendly setup.

Remote-first contractor role with coordination for US/LATAM time zones. Strong OpenTelemetry experience and cloud observability are essential for success in this high-scale fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software engineering with proficiency in at least one modern language (Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry concepts (distributed tracing, metrics, logs, and OTel Collector configurations).
• Deep experience with cloud observability and migrating off legacy platforms like New Relic.
• Strong understanding of YAML/JSON manifests and APIs.
• Solid background in software testing, debugging logs, and validating high-cardinality telemetry data.
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Migrate existing instrumentation and telemetry configurations from New Relic to OpenTelemetry.
• Update YAML configuration files, environment variables, and deployment manifests to the new architecture.
• Execute unit tests and validations to ensure telemetry is correctly generated and exported.
• Perform telemetry gap analysis by comparing New Relic data with OTel outputs.
• Assist in updating dashboards, monitoring docs, and runbooks for the new setup.
• Investigate and resolve telemetry collection and export errors with platform engineers.
• Maintain tracking of progress, edge cases, and migration risks.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

OpenTelemetry

Observability

YAML/JSON

Testing

Git

CI/CD

OTel Collector

Kubernetes

Tools

OTel Collector

Kubernetes

Job description

Darwoft, a software factory delivering IT solutions and staff augmentation, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead an observability migration from New Relic to OpenTelemetry. You will instrument applications, adjust manifests, and validate telemetry end-to-end across a global, remote-friendly setup.

Remote-first contractor role with coordination for US/LATAM time zones. Strong OpenTelemetry experience and cloud observability are essential for success in this high-scale fintech environment.