Experienced Observability Platform Developer, Solna/Hybrid 

Are you an experienced observability developer with a proven track record in Python and/or Go? As part of the Observability team, you will develop a cloud-native monitoring stack that integrates best-in-class open-source observability tools. The stack is opinionated, resilient, and scalable, providing deep insights out of the box. The user experience is polished and seamless for the end-users, and its administrators will enjoy smooth, hassle-free operations.  

Join us

As part of our Cloud Container Platform team, you will work closely with development and operations teams to enhance observability & tracing experience across business divisions. You will implement best practices in platform design, governance, and resilience while focusing on enabling self-service capabilities for teams. Our platform is built on hosting LGTM (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir) stack on Kubernetes and using Grafana Cloud extensively for visualisation, alerting & trace correlations for microservices.  

Job duties 

As part of this team, you will design, implement & manage observability platform monitors applications running on a mix of cloud technologies such as Kubernetes and OpenShift, as well as bare-metal, virtual machines and serverless applications. The platform is capable of monitoring applications (microservices/serverless) and infrastructure irrespective of whether platform that are operated on and will leverage multiple data sources at various levels of the architecture, to contextualize the collected telemetry and insights delivered to the end-users.  

Your role will include: 

• Optimize the LGTM stack (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir) for improved performance and scalability across the platform. 
• Support development teams in building dashboards and using Grafana’s Loki/Prometheus query builder for effective monitoring. 
• Implement and manage end-to-end tracing using OpenTelemetry, providing deep insights into application performance. 
• Facilitate tracing including correlations across microservices to ensure seamless observability. 
• Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and Kubernetes clusters (EKS/OpenShift) while enhancing observability and monitoring capabilities.

We are looking for you who have (need to have)

• You love technology, observability and working with brilliant people 
• You have strong working knowledge of modern monitoring technologies like Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, Loki, Mimir, etc., and how they fit together 
• You are a skilled Python developer, preferably with a track record in open source. 
• You have a proven understanding of the importance of observability and monitoring for keeping software running smoothly. 
• You have advanced skills in Kubernetes container orchestration, including EKS, AKS, and OpenShift. 
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools as CDK, CrossPlane, Kustomize. 
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated. 
• You have strong communication and interpersonal skills. 

Meritorious experience (nice to have) 

• Prior experience with tracing and correlations, including tools and techniques for tracking and analysing requests across microservices 
• Background as a full-time developer with contributions to the open-source community 
• Extensive experience in Cloud service providers, for example AWS & Azure.  
• Ability to enhance the DevX (Developer Experience) for the organisation.  
• We Believe You Are a Person That Is 
• Thorough, analytical, and quick to learn 
• Driven by new challenges 
• Inclusive, structured, and responsible in your working style 
• Able to handle stressful situations and prioritize tasks independently 
• Communicative and easy to collaborate with, building and nurturing long-term relationships  

We offer you 

We offer a variety of work in an international environment with constantly new challenges and quick decisions. Here you have opportunities to develop creative solutions and work in a prestige-free group where we jointly help to reach our goals. PostNord is one of Sweden's largest workplaces and we offer safe employment conditions and benefits. In addition to the benefits mentioned above, we offer: 

• Hybrid workplace with a Nordic and dynamic environment. Watch the video about our office. 
• Great development opportunities 
• Great insurance and occupational pension terms 
• Wellness allowance & opportunity to train at Arken's gym and indoor swimming pool 
• Employee benefits through PostNord Plus - PostNord´s own personnel foundation 

We make everyday life easier  

PostNord is the leading supplier of communication and logistics solutions to, from, and within the Nordic region. We ensure the provision of a postal service to households and businesses in Sweden and Denmark. We aim to make everyday life easier and more sustainable for everyone who lives and works in the Nordic region. We are in a constant transformation and work consistently to develop both our offer and our employees, all to achieve our vision of being The favorite carrier of the Nordics. We are PostNord - a fantastic company to work and grow with. Read more at postnord.com 

Apply 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact manager Liber Rodriguez-Florez on liber.rodriguez-florez@postnord.com. Don't wait to submit your application as we go through the applications on an ongoing basis. 

We are looking forward to hear from you! 

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