Senior Software Engineer - OpenTelemetry Migration (Remote)

BairesDev; Santa Fe Capital; Remote; ARS 127,737,000 - 191,605,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead an observability migration from New Relic to OpenTelemetry. This remote, contractor role supports our global fintech ecosystem with emphasis on telemetry instrumentation, dashboards, and reliable monitoring.

You will re-instrument applications, update manifests, run tests, and collaborate with US/LATAM/global teams to ensure high visibility across a scalable 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, including distributed tracing, metrics, logs, and OTel Collector configurations.
• : Deep experience with cloud observability paradigms and transitioning off legacy platforms like New Relic.
• : Solid understanding of HTTP, APIs, environment‑based configurations, and reading/modifying complex YAML/JSON manifests.
• : Strong background in software testing, debugging, log analysis, and validating high‑cardinality telemetry data.
• : Familiarity with modern software delivery workflows (Git, PRs, CI)

Responsibilities

• Migrate existing instrumentation, tracing, and telemetry configurations from New Relic to OpenTelemetry.
• Update YAML configuration files, environment variables, and deployment manifests according to established architecture standards.
• Execute unit tests and validation suites to verify telemetry is generated, transformed, and exported to backends.
• Perform telemetry gap analysis, comparing New Relic data against OpenTelemetry outputs to identify missing traces, metrics, logs, or attributes.
• Assist in updating dashboards, monitoring documentation, and troubleshooting guides to reflect the OpenTelemetry architecture.
• Investigate telemetry collection and export errors, identifying root causes with core platform engineers on edge cases.
• Maintain tracking and reporting of implementation progress, edge cases, and potential migration risks.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

OpenTelemetry

New Relic

OTel Collector

Tools

OpenTelemetry

New Relic

OTel Collector

Job description

Darwoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead an observability migration from New Relic to OpenTelemetry. This remote, contractor role supports our global fintech ecosystem with emphasis on telemetry instrumentation, dashboards, and reliable monitoring.

You will re-instrument applications, update manifests, run tests, and collaborate with US/LATAM/global teams to ensure high visibility across a scalable environment.