Reliability Engineering - Observability

Wise

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US Posted 74 days ago $65,000–$85,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Software Engineer on Wise’s Observability team, you will own and evolve the centralized observability configuration for hundreds of product services, ensuring standardized and reliable telemetry across the company. You’ll work with open-source tools like Grafana and Elasticsearch to enhance observability tooling and collaborate closely with engineering teams to improve their monitoring experience. Your daily tasks include managing a high-scale environment where automation and efficiency are key, implementing robust configurations for metrics, logs, traces, alerts, and profiling, and supporting mission-critical services. Ideal candidates have software engineering experience in Java, Go, or Python, familiarity with observability tools like the ELK stack and OpenTelemetry, and a strong understanding of microservices architecture.

Skills

Python Java Go OpenTelemetry Grafana Elasticsearch Kubernetes CI/CD Docker Prometheus

What you'll do

  • Own and maintain centralised observability configuration for hundreds of product services.
  • Evolve observability tooling using open-source projects like Grafana and Elasticsearch.
  • Implement automation to manage high-scale observability estate efficiently.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance their observability experience.
  • Ensure robust, secure, cost-efficient, and developer-friendly observability tools.

What we're looking for

  • Experienced in software engineering with Java, Go, or Python.
  • Proficient in observability tools like Grafana and ELK stack.
  • Understanding of OpenTelemetry for application instrumentation.
  • Knowledge of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
  • Eagerness to support high-scale, mission-critical infrastructure.
  • Growth mindset with passion for building developer-friendly tools.

Market check

Salary context

This $65,000–$85,000 range sits above 1% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$128,350–$202,350

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$136,866–$201,089

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Wise

Wise (formerly TransferWise) is a global technology company specializing in international money transfers and multi-currency accounts, offering transparent low-cost foreign exchange for individuals and businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & International Payments

Wise currently has 49 open roles on FindRole.

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