Principal Engineer – Observability Telemetry Client Infrastructure

Cloudera

Principal Engineer leading architecture for observability and telemetry at Cloudera. Responsible for creating a self-service telemetry fabric for large data estates.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect and drive the implementation of automated "on-ramps" for observability clients
Establish and enforce the semantic conventions needed for telemetry data
Develop and support high-performance interfaces and SDKs for clients
Build the logic to stitch together disparate signals into a unified trace
Work alongside engineering teams to turn architectural blueprints into production reality
Serve as the "go-to" expert for observability

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience designing and maintaining large-scale distributed systems and observability platforms
A proven track record of designing and shipping complex, critical features
Deep, hands-on experience with the OpenTelemetry Collector architecture, custom processors
Experience with high-volume OLAP engines (e.g., ClickHouse, StarRocks)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
The ability to map business requirements to technical roadmaps
Experience coaching senior and staff-level engineers
Bsc/Msc in related field or equivalent experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups

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Hard Skills & Tools

OpenTelemetry CollectorOLAP enginesClickHouseStarRockslarge-scale distributed systemsobservability platformshigh-performance interfacesSDKstelemetry dataarchitectural blueprints

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationcoachingmapping business requirementsturning architectural blueprints into productionexpertiseproblem-solvingleadershipmentoringteamwork

Certifications

BScMSc