What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer 2 - Observability position at Dell?
Software Engineer 2 - ObservabilityWe are looking for a skilled Observability Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain large‑scale observability platforms that provide deep visibility into distributed systems. You will work across engineering teams to ensure our services are measurable, reliable, performant, and debuggable. This role requires a strong background in software engineering, modern cloud-native observability stacks, and data‑driven operational excellence.Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Software Engineer 2 on our Software Engineering Team in Hopkinton, MA.What you’ll achieveYou will help define and evolve the observability strategy for our services, ensuring engineers have the right insights to build, operate, and scale high‑quality software. You'll work across teams to deliver robust telemetry, enhance reliability, and enable data‑driven operational excellence.You will: - Build scalable telemetry pipelines using technologies such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Jaeger, Tempo, or similar.- Develop instrumentation libraries, SDKs, agents, and exporters for distributed services.- Optimize ingestion, storage, and query performance for high‑volume telemetry data.- Partner with engineering and SRE teams to define and measure SLIs/SLOs/SLAs.- Automate deployments and configuration of observability systems- Implement observability frameworks covering metrics, logs, traces, profiling, and events.Take the first step towards your dream careerEvery Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table.
Here’s what we aretures)- Hands‑on expertise with modern observability stacks (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog, New Relic, etc.).- Familiarity and understanding of distributed systems, telemetry data flows, and performance engineering- Experience building automation and CI/CD pipelinesDesirable Requirements- Bachelor’s degree or related experienceCompensation: Dell is committed to Fair and Equitable compensation practices. The Base Salary Range for this role
Here’s what we aretures)- Hands‑on expertise with modern observability stacks (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog, New Relic, etc.).- Familiarity and understanding of distributed systems, telemetry data flows, and performance engineering- Experience building automation and CI/CD pipelinesDesirable Requirements- Bachelor’s degree or related experienceCompensation: Dell is committed to Fair and Equitable compensation practices. The Base Salary Range for this role