Senior Software Engineer, LogScale Search

Jobtailor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Python-neutral placeholder to fill this role. The candidate will contribute to the LogScale backend in Scala, focusing on distributed systems and operational excellence across regions.

You will collaborate with teams to design and implement scalable features and drive product-focused outcomes. Expect to engage in code reviews, documentation, and cross-team initiatives while demonstrating a strong customer and product orientation.

Qualifications

• Interest in distributed systems and curiosity about running systems.
• Experience in software development and balancing short-term vs long-term goals.
• Experience in contributing to broad technical leadership in products or services.
• Fluency in functional and object-oriented programming and quick language learning.
• Can-do attitude and thrives in team collaboration with responsibility.
• Proven track record of operational excellence across distributed services.
• Experience using AI technologies to improve decision-making and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support each other through code reviews, pairing, and documentation.
• Lead by example with customer/product focus and on-call responsiveness.
• Deliver cross-team platform initiatives by scoping and designing features.
• Develop the LogScale backend in Scala and scale with load and availability.
• Collaborate across teams on solutions, docs, and internal talks.

Skills

Scala Backend Development

Distributed Systems

Technical Leadership

AI Technologies Utilization

Operational Excellence

Tools

Software Development

Functional Programming

Object Oriented Programming

Feature Scoping

System Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Design Reviews

Technical Guidance

Cross-Team Collaboration

Job description

• Work in a team of friendly, trustworthy and knowledgeable colleagues supporting each other through code reviews, pairing, documentation, design reviews and technical guidance


• Lead by example on customer and product focus, as well as on hands-on operational excellence by monitoring and following up on features released to customers and troubleshooting critical customer issues.


• Deliver cross-team platform-level initiatives and projects by owning or participating in scoping, designing and developing of new features to open-ended problems


• Develop the LogScale backend in Scala and extending our product to keep LogScale scale with increasing ingest and query load while ensuring high availability


• Collaborate with your peers across teams on defining and delivering new solutions, design documents, technical talks and improving our internal documentation

Requirements

• A passion for or personal interest in distributed systems and curiosity of how our running systems are doing


• Experience in software development in general and the ability to juggle making pragmatic tradeoffs between short-time delivery needs vs long-term product goals


• Experience in contributing to broad technical leadership in products or services


• Fluency in both functional and object oriented programming and the ability to pick up new languages on the go


• A can-do attitude, and that you thrive collaborating in a team and are not afraid of taking on responsibilities


• Demonstrated track record of operational excellence when operating services that span many components across several geographical regions; Ability to communicate and articulate technical concepts crisply to individual contributors and management.


• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Scala backend development and operational excellence in distributed systems, with a strong focus on customer and product needs. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, collaborate across teams, and communicate complex concepts effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Scala Backend Development


• Distributed Systems


• Technical Leadership


• AI Technologies Utilization


• Operational Excellence

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Software Development


• Functional Programming


• Object Oriented Programming


• Feature Scoping


• System Monitoring


• Troubleshooting


• Documentation


• Design Reviews


• Technical Guidance


• Cross-Team Collaboration

Soft Skills

• Team Collaboration


• Can-Do Attitude


• Communication


• Curiosity


• Responsibility

Industry Keywords

• Operational Excellence


• Customer Focus


• Product Goals


• Technical Concepts


• Geographical Services