Engineer II, Golang - (Observability Platform, Tech Foundations)

Requirements

• This is a software engineering role, therefore we expect strong proficiency in GoLang, with the ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code in a production environment.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP) and understanding how to leverage them for scalable and resilient solutions.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration systems (Kubernetes), facilitating the deployment and management of applications.
• Possess a solid understanding of scalable distributed systems and event-driven architecture, with a track record of making appropriate architectural trade-offs.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with stakeholders across different disciplines, units and timezones.

Nice to have

• Experience with managing telemetry ingestion infrastructure, particularly with Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Knowledge of modern observability concepts and best practices (e.g., SLIs, SLOs, error budgets).
• Prior experience in a platform engineering or SRE role.

What you'll be doing

• Design and develop robust, scalable, and high-performance GoLang software solutions for critical observability tooling, including our telemetry ingestion pipelines.
• Implement and manage OpenTelemetry collector configurations to ensure efficient and standardized data collection across diverse services.
• Utilize Terraform extensively to provision and manage our observability infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across Delivery Hero to understand their telemetry needs and provide effective solutions for monitoring, alerting, and debugging.
• Maintain coding standards and actively participate in code reviews, ensuring a high-quality, maintainable, and efficient codebase.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues in both software and infrastructure, continuously seeking opportunities to optimize performance and scalability of our observability platform.

Perks and benefits

• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week.
• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service.
• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 € Educational Budget, Language Courses, Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.
• Get moving and release those wonderful, mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups, Meditation, Gym & Bicycle Subsidy.
• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we’ll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank, Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan.
• The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled. Here are a few ways to help you do that. All the yum: Digital Meal Vouchers, Food Vouchers, Corporate Discounts. Courses.