Senior Observability Engineer — OpenTelemetry (Remote)

Fullstack; La Pampa; Remote; ARS 139,086,000 - 200,903,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

USD contractor payments

100% remote work

Argentine public holidays

Job summary

Darwoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead a crucial observability migration from New Relic to OpenTelemetry. You will re-instrument applications, adjust manifests, and validate telemetry outputs across a global fintech ecosystem.

This 100% remote contractor role requires strong programming skills, OTEL expertise, and the ability to coordinate with LATAM and US teams. You will modernize telemetry pipelines, update dashboards, and contribute to guides ensuring continuous monitoring

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Migrate instrumentation and telemetry from New Relic to OpenTelemetry.
• Update YAML configs, env vars, and deployment manifests per architecture standards.
• Run unit tests and validation suites to ensure telemetry accuracy and export.
• Perform telemetry gap analysis comparing New Relic vs OTel outputs.
• Assist in updating dashboards, docs, and runbooks for the new architecture.
• Investigate export errors and collaborate with platform engineers on edge cases.
• Maintain progress tracking and communicate risks of migration.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

JS/TS

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Darwoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead a crucial observability migration from New Relic to OpenTelemetry. You will re-instrument applications, adjust manifests, and validate telemetry outputs across a global fintech ecosystem.

This 100% remote contractor role requires strong programming skills, OTEL expertise, and the ability to coordinate with LATAM and US teams. You will modernize telemetry pipelines, update dashboards, and contribute to guides ensuring continuous monitoring