Senior Backend Engineer - OpenTelemetry

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer – OpenTelemetry in Germany.

This is a highly technical backend engineering role focused on building and evolving modern observability solutions at scale. You will work at the intersection of distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and open-source ecosystems, with a strong emphasis on OpenTelemetry. The role involves shaping how telemetry data is collected, processed, and used to power real-time insights for complex production environments. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams and contribute directly to architectural decisions that impact performance, scalability, and reliability. A key part of the role is active participation in the OpenTelemetry community, helping influence standards and contribute to widely used open-source components. This is an opportunity to work on mission-critical systems in a fast-paced, engineering-driven environment where technical excellence and long-term thinking are prioritized.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems in Go, supporting high-volume observability data processing.
• Lead and contribute to the technical direction of OpenTelemetry integration within customer and production environments.
• Actively participate in the OpenTelemetry open-source community, including SIGs, specifications, and core component contributions.
• Develop and optimize distributed systems for logs, metrics, traces, and security event processing.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of cloud-native observability platforms.
• Contribute to architectural decisions around data pipelines, backend services, and infrastructure automation.
• Support production systems by troubleshooting complex issues and improving system resilience.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in Go.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven contributions to open-source projects, ideally within OpenTelemetry or Prometheus ecosystems.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure automation tools.
• Familiarity with observability concepts including metrics, logging, and tracing in production systems.
• Experience working in SaaS and distributed production environments.
• Strong communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and production troubleshooting.
• Additional programming experience in languages such as Rust, Java, Python, or TypeScript is a plus.
• Experience applying AI/ML frameworks for AIOps use cases is an advantage.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• Flexible working arrangements within a remote-friendly, Europe-aligned environment.
• Opportunity to contribute directly to widely used open-source technologies like OpenTelemetry.
• High-impact engineering role with ownership over critical backend systems.
• Strong focus on technical excellence, innovation, and long-term engineering quality.
• Continuous learning environment with exposure to cutting-edge observability and cloud-native technologies.
• Collaborative and inclusive engineering culture that values autonomy and impact.