[Hiring] Software Engineer @VictoriaMetrics

Role Description

Focus on development and maintenance of the VictoriaTraces project, our distributed tracing solution.

• Continuously learn about industry distributed tracing solutions, understand the pain points they solve for users, and collaborate with us to shape VictoriaTraces’ roadmap.
• Contribute to improving documentation so users can find answers more easily on their own.
• Collaborate with the open-source community by participating in issue discussions, providing feedback on pull requests, and helping users across Slack, Telegram, GitHub, and other channels.
• Maintain core functionality, with a focus on issues that impact everyday usability.
• Help users get the most value out of VictoriaTraces and VictoriaStack as a whole.
• Look for ways to simplify code and improve usability while preserving backward compatibility.
• Improve existing features where it makes sense, avoiding unnecessary complexity.
• Help keep the codebase simple, understandable, and maintainable over time.
• Ensure that changes and contributions stay aligned with product direction and real user needs.
• Help maintain system quality and performance by strengthening existing tests and adding new ones where needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years building and operating production systems.
• Ability to understand, write, and review Golang code.
• Understanding of the observability domain and distributed systems.
• User-focused, willing to help debug real-world issues.
• High ownership and ability to drive tasks independently.
• Strong written and spoken English required.

Requirements

• Experience with Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics, VictoriaTraces/Jaeger, OpenTelemetry.
• Experience with Grafana.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Contributions to open-source projects.

Interview Process

• Introductory Video Call (30 mins): Meet with our HR team to discuss your experience, background, and overall fit for the role.
• Technical Interview (1 hour): Dive deep into your technical skills and problem-solving approach with our engineering team.
• Second Technical Interview (Optional, 1 hour): Meet with one of our founders to discuss your experience, technical interests, and alignment with VictoriaMetrics’ engineering culture and vision.
• Offer: Embark on your journey with VictoriaMetrics.

Please note: this position is designed for Independent Contractors with their own registered business entity.