Remote Staff Software Engineer, Observability

Description:

• Cruise is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Observability team to enhance observability systems, tools, and the related codebase.
• The role involves using software and systems engineering skills to contribute code, perform code reviews, and create technical designs that improve performance and reliability of observability systems.
• The engineer will proactively identify and address challenges to improve engineering through observability.
• The position requires partnering with Software Engineering teams to understand use-cases and guide engineers in using existing tools effectively.
• The engineer will build tools to enable engineers to collect and act on observability signals.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have previous experience as an SRE, Production Engineer, Systems Engineer, or Software Engineer with a focus on distributed systems reliability.
• Considerable experience in working with container orchestration systems, such as Kubernetes, is required.
• Proficiency in designing and developing sophisticated distributed systems, with expertise in one or more high-level programming languages like Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, or NodeJS, is necessary.
• Experience in implementing new technology or services by leading or driving a multi-functional effort is essential.
• Candidates should have experience in designing and implementing large-scale systems.
• Considerable Linux experience is required.
• Effective collaboration skills to work closely with team members and various engineering teams are necessary.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
• Employees receive medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance.
• There are subsidized mental health benefits available.
• Paid time off and holidays are provided.
• Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence are included.
• A 401(k) Cruise matching program is available.
• Fertility benefits and a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account are offered.
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Saving Account options are included.
• Employees can participate in a Perks Wallet program for additional benefits and perks.
• A pre-tax commuter benefit plan is available for local employees.
• The CruiseFlex policy allows for location-flexible work arrangements.