Lead Software Engineer, Enterprise Observability

Humana

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Work type
Remote
Location
Louisville, KYTampa, FLFort Lauderdale, FLDallas, TXWashington, DC
Salary
$129,300–$177,800 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
11 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $154k
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This role pays less than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $142,087–$214,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $154k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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About Humana

Humana Inc. is a leading American for-profit health insurance company based in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in Medicare Advantage plans.

Humana currently has 59 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $129,300–$177,800 across 28 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer, Enterprise Observability

JOB TITLE: Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise Observability The Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise Observability joins the Enterprise Observability Engineering team to build intelligent, scalable, and resilient observability solutions. This role involves designing and evolving logging platforms, architecting observability environments, and leading enterprise-scale initiatives. You will build automation scripts, integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure-as-code, and develop AI-native tools for autonomous issue detection. Key responsibilities include managing data routing, transformation, and endpoint monitoring while mentoring junior engineers. The role requires expertise in open telemetry, log ingestion, event correlation, and distributed systems. You will utilize technologies including Splunk Cloud Enterprise, SPL, and cloud-native tools to solve complex problems regarding reliability and performance. The work focuses on maturing observability strategies, optimizing costs, and ensuring seamless integration with security and networking systems.

What you'll do

  • Architect and optimize observability environments using software engineering best practices.
  • Build automation scripts and tools to streamline observability instrumentation and deployment.
  • Integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools.
  • Build AI-native tools for autonomous issue detection and resolution.
  • Design distributed systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance.
  • Manage data routing, transformation, and endpoint monitoring integrations.
  • Conduct observability code reviews and implement automated validation checks.
  • Engineer solutions for cost optimization and data logging.

What we're looking for

  • Associate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering with a focus on observability and logging.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in observability design and engineering solutions.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in AI development, preferably building AI observability solutions.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience developing data logging solutions.
  • 2+ years of experience in automation and 2+ years of experience maturing or scaling observability.
  • Strong foundation in operating systems, networking, algorithms, and distributed systems.
  • Proven leadership and mentoring experience with Agile delivery and strategic thinking.

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