Senior Software Engineer: Observability Migration to OTel

CXT Software; Tandil; Remote; ARS 127,737,000 - 255,474,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

USD payments

Remote work

Argentine holidays

Learning programs

Job summary

Darwoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the observability migration from New Relic to OpenTelemetry Collector, instrument applications, and update manifests to ensure full telemetry coverage across a high-scale fintech ecosystem. You will validate outputs, run tests, troubleshoot telemetry issues, and collaborate with platform engineers.

This is a remote, contractor role with USD payments and international remote work.

Qualifications

• Proficient in at least one modern language (Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry and telemetry concepts (tracing, metrics, logs).
• Deep knowledge of cloud observability and migrating off legacy platforms like New Relic.
• Strong understanding of HTTP, APIs, and reading/modifying YAML/JSON manifests.
• Solid testing, debugging, and telemetry data validation skills.
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Migrate instrumentation and telemetry configurations from New Relic to OpenTelemetry Collector.
• Update YAML configs, environment vars, and deployment manifests per architecture standards.
• Run unit tests and validation suites to ensure telemetry is correctly produced and exported.
• Perform telemetry gap analysis comparing New Relic data with OTEL outputs.
• Update dashboards, docs, and runbooks to reflect the OTEL architecture.
• Investigate telemetry collection issues and collaborate with platform engineers on edge cases.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

OpenTelemetry concepts

Cloud observability

Git CI/CD

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Kubernetes

YAML/JSON manifests

Job description

Darwoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the observability migration from New Relic to OpenTelemetry Collector, instrument applications, and update manifests to ensure full telemetry coverage across a high-scale fintech ecosystem. You will validate outputs, run tests, troubleshoot telemetry issues, and collaborate with platform engineers.

This is a remote, contractor role with USD payments and international remote work.