Senior Observability Engineer - OpenTelemetry (Remote)

Sky Systems, Inc. (Skysys); La Pampa; Remote; ARS 85,158,000 - 170,316,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

USD payments

100% remote work

Public holidays in Argentina

Job summary

Darwoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead a critical observability migration, moving telemetry from New Relic to OpenTelemetry Collectors. You will instrument applications, adjust manifests, and validate telemetry across a high-scale fintech ecosystem while coordinating with global teams.

The role requires strong software engineering experience and hands-on OTel expertise, with a focus on delivering seamless monitoring coverage during the migration window.

Qualifications

• Proficient in at least one modern language (Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Hands-on OpenTelemetry concepts including tracing, metrics, logs, and OTel Collector configurations.
• Strong background in cloud observability and migrating off legacy platforms.
• Solid understanding of HTTP, APIs, and reading/modifying complex YAML/JSON manifests.
• Experience with software testing, debugging logs, and validating telemetry data.
• Familiarity with Git, PRs, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Migrate instrumentation and telemetry configurations from New Relic to OpenTelemetry.
• Update YAML files, environment vars, and deployment manifests per architecture standards.
• Run unit tests and validation suites to ensure telemetry is correctly generated and exported.
• Perform telemetry gap analysis comparing New Relic and OTel outputs to identify missing traces, metrics, logs, or attributes.
• Assist in updating dashboards, monitoring docs, and runbooks for the OTel architecture.
• Investigate telemetry collection/export errors and collaborate with platform engineers on edge cases.
• Maintain progress tracking and report migration risks clearly.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

OpenTelemetry (OTel) concepts

Cloud observability

YAML/JSON manifests

Software testing

Git & CI/CD

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Darwoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead a critical observability migration, moving telemetry from New Relic to OpenTelemetry Collectors. You will instrument applications, adjust manifests, and validate telemetry across a high-scale fintech ecosystem while coordinating with global teams.

The role requires strong software engineering experience and hands-on OTel expertise, with a focus on delivering seamless monitoring coverage during the migration window.