Observability Engineer — AI-Powered Migration

Ancestry; Lehi (UT); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Ancestry is seeking a Software Engineer - Observability Engineer for a part-time, work-study-based position. You will contribute to AI-assisted migration tooling to OpenTelemetry standards, build observability dashboards, and help migrate alerts across platforms.

The role emphasizes collaboration with security, compliance, and platform teams. The position is structured as a 20-hour per week opportunity designed for active graduate students, with flexible work arrangements including in-office,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in CS or software eng. or related field.
• Strong Python development experience with high code quality.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to migration tooling for OpenTelemetry-based observability platforms across languages.
• Develop AI-assisted migration tools and validation reports with error handling.
• Create dashboards and migration reports with functional equivalence validation.
• Automate alert migrations and integrate with observability platforms.
• Build CLI tools and self-service migration utilities with guides and best practices.
• Contribute to observability operations including log PII detection and cost optimization.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

AI-assisted development

Observability concepts

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Job description

Ancestry is seeking a Software Engineer - Observability Engineer for a part-time, work-study-based position. You will contribute to AI-assisted migration tooling to OpenTelemetry standards, build observability dashboards, and help migrate alerts across platforms.

The role emphasizes collaboration with security, compliance, and platform teams. The position is structured as a 20-hour per week opportunity designed for active graduate students, with flexible work arrangements including in-office,