Engineering Manager – Observability

CrowdStrike

Engineering Manager leading observability infrastructure development at CrowdStrike, a global cybersecurity company. Building distributed tracing and metrics platforms while managing a growing engineering team.

Posted 8/12/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in observability and tracing solutions, with a strong background in software development for cloud environments. Proven leadership in managing engineering teams and driving infrastructure resilience through best practices like TDD and CI/CD.

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Observability And TracingKubernetes Operators DevelopmentCloud Experience (AWS, GCP)TDD And CI/CD PracticesSRE And DevOps Knowledge

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Hard Skills

PythonBashGoOtelTempoSentryPrometheusThanosLinux EnvironmentsChaos Engineering

Soft Skills

Strong Verbal CommunicationStrong Written CommunicationTeam Collaboration

Industry Keywords

Distributed TracingMetrics PlatformsInfrastructure ResilienceOpen-Source ContributionsGitOps Practices

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 retrospectives, capacity meetings, and planning meetings with the team
Participate in “lunch and learn” demos for new proofs of concept and design sessions
Review, provide feedback on, and approve new design proposals from the team

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
Software development experience, preferably building Kubernetes operators using Python, Bash, or Go
Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments
Experience operating in 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
Contributions to and involvement in open-source projects
Experience being on-call
Knowledge of SRE, DevOps, and GitOps practices
Strong verbal and written communication skills

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