Backend Engineer, Vega Platform & Observability

Cervin; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LaunchDarkly is seeking a Backend Engineer to help build Vega, our AI-powered platform that surfaces insights and automates actions across LaunchDarkly products. This is a greenfield opportunity: evolve Vega from an Observability-focused assistant into a cross-product platform for Feature Management customers and a new usage-based SKU.

You'll design APIs, Go services, and data pipelines at scale, collaborate with product, design, and other engineering teams, and contribute to Enterprise-grade

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship backend features across the Vega platform (APIs, Go services, agent infrastructure, and data pipelines)
• Own features end-to-end: from prototype and API design through production rollout and iteration
• Operate high-throughput data systems and keep them reliable, performant, and cost-efficient at scale
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and engineers across Observability and Feature Management

Job description

LaunchDarkly is seeking a Backend Engineer to help build Vega, our AI-powered platform that surfaces insights and automates actions across LaunchDarkly products. This is a greenfield opportunity: evolve Vega from an Observability-focused assistant into a cross-product platform for Feature Management customers and a new usage-based SKU.

You'll design APIs, Go services, and data pipelines at scale, collaborate with product, design, and other engineering teams, and contribute to Enterprise-grade