Senior Staff Software Engineer with Observability Platform

Rootshell Enterprise Technologies • Redwood City, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Rootshell Enterprise Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for an observability platform role with a client. The position is based in Redwood City, California, and is hybrid. The engineer will shape architectural strategy and technical vision for high-scale observability systems, including ingestion and storage engines, real-time telemetry orchestration, and enterprise observability visualization.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of professional experience in software engineering and distributed systems.
• At least 5 years of experience in large-scale network engineering, telemetry, or observability platforms.
• Mastery of Java for high-performance, scalable backend services.
• Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, including schema design and tuning.
• Deep expertise in Apache Kafka, including cluster architecture and stream management.
• Expert-level proficiency with Grafana for enterprise-level observability dashboards.
• Proven experience with Prometheus, Thanos, or ClickHouse.
• Experience working in a structured Agile/Scrum environment.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimize Java- and PostgreSQL-based ingestion and storage engines for high availability and performance at scale.
• Lead the design of high-throughput Apache Kafka messaging systems that handle trillions of telemetry points with sub-second latency.
• Define observability visualization standards in Grafana and build complex, high-performance dashboards aggregating data from diverse telemetry sources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior