Full Stack Engineer

Sawmills.AI Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sawmills.ai in San Francisco is looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help build our Telemetry Data Management Platform. You will design scalable backend systems that integrate with OpenTelemetry and craft intuitive frontend interfaces for data visualization and exploration.

You will lead full-stack development, mentor teammates, and help shape the technical roadmap, partnering with product and ops to ensure reliable, open-source–friendly solutions and robust observability capabilities.

Qualifications

• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of full stack development experience.
• Experience with open-source technologies and OpenTelemetry.
• Familiarity with cloud services, microservices, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale backend and frontend of the Telemetry Data Management Platform, emphasizing OpenTelemetry compatibility.
• Architect systems to process large-scale machine data efficiently and create user-friendly data exploration interfaces.
• Contribute to strategic planning and technical roadmaps for backend and frontend.
• Collaborate with team to ensure features meet customer needs and are delivered across the full stack.
• Enhance integration with observability tools to ensure robust data ingestion, analysis, and visualization capabilities.
• Promote best practices in open-source software development and apply modern frontend development principles.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance and reliability across the stack.
• Lead and mentor a team of developers, fostering technical excellence and innovation.
• Stay abreast of new technologies in full-stack development and observability platforms.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Job description

As a Full Stack Engineer at Sawmills.ai, you will be instrumental in building our Telemetry Data Management Platform. This role involves designing and developing both scalable backend systems that integrate seamlessly with open technologies like OpenTelemetry, and intuitive frontend interfaces to visualize and interact with this data, ensuring our platform remains at the cutting edge of observability solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale both the backend and frontend of our Telemetry Data Management Platform, emphasizing compatibility with open technologies such as OpenTelemetry.
• Architect systems that process and analyze vast amounts of machine data efficiently and design user-friendly interfaces for data exploration and analysis.
• Actively participate in strategic planning and the development of technical roadmaps for both backend and frontend functionalities.
• Work closely with the team to ensure features meet customer needs and are delivered to a high standard across the full stack.
• Collaborate with the team to enhance integration with widely-used observability tools, ensuring robust and flexible data ingestion, analysis, and visualization capabilities.
• Advocate for and implement best practices in open-source software development, contributing to the open-source community where applicable, and applying modern frontend development principles.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance and reliability across the entire stack.
• Lead and mentor a team of developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation in both backend and frontend development.
• Stay abreast of new technologies and techniques in fullstack development and observability platforms.

Qualifications

• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Over 8 years of experience in full stack development, with a strong background in handling large-scale data systems and building interactive user interfaces.
• Experience with open-source technologies and standards, particularly OpenTelemetry, is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with cloud services, microservices architectures, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills across the stack.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.