Engineering Manager – Observability

CrowdStrike

Engineering Manager building observability and tracing infrastructure for CrowdStrike, a global cybersecurity company. Leading engineers developing large-scale metrics platforms and DevOps infrastructure services.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeAarhus • 🇩🇰 DenmarkSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Observability and Tracing, with a strong focus on building and managing distributed systems. Proven leadership in engineering teams, fostering collaboration, and driving the adoption of DevOps practices.

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Observability And TracingKubernetes Operators DevelopmentCloud Experience (AWS, GCP)TDD, CI/CD, Chaos EngineeringEngineering Leadership

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Hard Skills

PythonBashGoPrometheusThanosOtelTempoSentryLinux EnvironmentsDistributed Systems

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationTeam CollaborationRemote Team Management

Tools & Technologies

DevOpsGitOpsInfrastructure ServicesMetrics PlatformsTracing Platforms

Industry Keywords

SREOpen-Source ContributionsOn-Call ExperienceCapacity PlanningRetrospectives

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage a growing team of engineers focused on building quality platforms
Participate in architecting large scale distributed tracing and metrics platforms for CrowdStrike service teams
Participate in regular retrospectives, capacity and planning meetings with the team
Participate in “lunch and learn” demos, proof-of-concepts, and design sessions for new architectures
Review, provide feedback on, and approve new design proposals from the team
Help take CrowdStrike’s metrics and tracing to the next level
Develop infrastructure services supporting CrowdStrike engineering teams’ pursuit of a full DevOps model

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in Observability and Tracing, including Otel, Tempo, Sentry, or similar solutions
Experience in Observability and Metrics, including Prometheus, Thanos, or similar solutions
Experience in software development, preferably building Kubernetes operators using Python, Bash, or Go
Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments
Experience operating within the cloud; AWS and GCP preferred
Experience with TDD, CI/CD, Chaos Engineering, or similar infrastructure resilience and reliability practices
8+ years of industry experience
Proven ability to work effectively with local and remote teams
Rock-solid verbal and written communication skills
Contributions to and involvement in open-source software projects
Experience being on-call
Knowledge of SRE, DevOps, and GitOps practices
Highly technical engineering leadership experience
Experience building distributed teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
Paid parental and adoption leaves
Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
Flexible working
Healthy work life balance