Senior Software Developer - Telemetry

DNEG; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DNEG is seeking a Senior Software Developer for the Container Platform team in Mumbai, India. The role involves designing and implementing a modern telemetry stack critical for service efficiency and reliability. You will lead implementations, troubleshoot issues, and provide consultancy to other teams. Candidates should have over 8 years in software development and 3 years in logging/telemetry. A degree in Computer Science is required, and experience with Kubernetes is a plus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in professional software development.
• 3+ years of experience with logging and telemetry software.
• Expertise in coding standards, version control, and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Work with an architect to design a modern telemetry stack.
• Lead the implementation of the telemetry stack.
• Implement dashboards and reports for service efficiency.

Skills

Software development processes

Logging and telemetry software

Excellent communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Kibana

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

About the role

Core Services is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our Container Platform team. The Core Services group provides foundational technologies to other technology groups within DNEG. We are a team of software developers who architect, build and provide geographically spread, enterprise-level, mission‑critical infrastructure. We create services, frameworks, and products that other teams rely upon to build and deliver their technology solutions. We are the core of all things technology at DNEG.

The Container Platform team develops and maintains a global network of RedHat OpenShift clusters which are used by other teams to provide high‑volume production critical services. Core Services is transitioning to a service‑oriented architecture and the Container Platform team is responsible for designing, building, and operating our on‑premises container platform and the associated workflows.

As we have expanded our use of service architectures so has our need for a comprehensive operational strategy, including the use of modern frameworks for logging, tracing, and recording performance and usage metrics. Your role will be to take a leading role in developing, deploying, and evangelising a modern telemetry stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with an architect to design, specify, and document a modern telemetry stack.
• Lead the implementation of the designed telemetry stack.
• Implement dashboards and reports on the efficiency and reliability of our services.
• Provide best‑practice advice and direct consultancy for other technology teams regarding the use of the telemetry stack.
• Troubleshoot issues raised in development and production environments.
• Provide timely updates on the progress of your allocated tasks.

Must Have

• 8+ years of experience in professional software development.
• 3+ years of experience with logging and telemetry software such as OpenTelemetry, Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus.
• Expertise in software development processes including coding standards, version control, automated testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Excellent communication skills, including effective handling of complex, long‑distance technical discussions.
• Eagerness to tackle problems head‑on.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes solutions.
• Experience of and/or qualification in Red Hat's OpenShift platform.
• Experience with high‑volume services.
• Experience in supporting engineers and their managers in the uptake of new technologies.
• Agile development experience using Scrum framework.