
Staff Engineer
LaunchDarkly
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $182,600 - $295,350 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Prototyping / 0-to-1 innovation, lead the exploration and prototyping of new product concepts at the intersection of feature flags and observability, from integrations to new implementations
- Observability domain expertise and thought leadership, bring deep domain expertise in observability systems and apply it to reimagine how engineering teams understand the real-time impact of software changes
- Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional partners (product, design, data science, and engineering) to architect and advance our observability products
- Stay at the forefront of development trends, observability, and data-driven product evolution, bringing deep expertise to suggest and implement forward-thinking improvements in tools, processes, and methodologies
- Proactively identify opportunities for product and user experience improvements, leveraging data insights and feedback to propose innovative, well-reasoned solutions
Requirements
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of shipping production-quality full-stack features
- Experience with observability systems, statistical analysis pipelines, and event-based metrics infrastructure
- Strong architectural understanding of data platforms, backend services, and cloud-native infrastructure
- Experience leading 0-to-1 product development, taking ambiguous problem spaces from exploration through proof of concept to validated direction
- Deep familiarity with the observability ecosystem (APM, distributed tracing, OpenTelemetry, error tracking) and an informed perspective on where it's heading
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with minimal direction, comfortable defining what to build, not just how to build it
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Benefits
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Mental health benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
full-stack developmentstatistical analysisevent-based metricsdata platformsbackend servicescloud-native infrastructureproduct developmentobservability systemsAPMOpenTelemetry
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationinterpersonal skillsautonomyproblem-solvingleadershipinnovationdata-driven decision makingcreativityadaptability