Engineering Manager, Observability

General Motors (GM)

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$218,800–$335,300 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $224k
This role $277k
$159k most similar roles pay here $354k

This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $178,143–$270,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $277k versus about $224k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Observability

Engineering Manager, Observability joins the AV Developer Productivity team to lead and grow a team of engineers focused on creating a robust observability offering for autonomous vehicle developers. This leader will define the technical vision and roadmap for the observability platform, providing architectural oversight for instrumentation, logging, metrics, and tracing across the software stack. The role involves managing vendor relationships, developing internal tools and data pipelines to analyze telemetry at scale, and collaborating with AI/ML and infrastructure teams to improve system reliability. Key technologies include Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Go, Python, and TypeScript. Candidates should possess expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and microservices while navigating environments involving Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines. The work addresses the critical challenge of providing actionable insights into complex systems to ensure high performance and rapid incident resolution.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $290250 from 64 postings across 19 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage and grow a team of engineers through performance reviews, coaching, and career development support.
  • Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for the observability platform.
  • Provide architectural guidance on instrumentation, logging, metrics, and tracing across the AV software stack.
  • Develop internal tools and data pipelines to collect and visualize telemetry data at a massive scale.
  • Ensure team tools enable rapid detection, debugging, and resolution of system failures to minimize downtime.
  • Manage relationships and costs associated with third-party observability software and platforms.
  • Identify high ROI investments for the observability platform with minimal guidance.

What we're looking for

  • Must have at least 7 years of leadership experience managing software or site reliability engineering teams.
  • Must possess deep expertise in observability pillars including logs, metrics, and traces.
  • Must be proficient with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and various log management systems.
  • Must have a strong background in designing and architecting distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and microservices.
  • Must be proficient in programming languages including Go, Python, or TypeScript.
  • Must have experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

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