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Engineering Manager, Kubernetes Observability - New Relic
Engineering Manager
Lead a global engineering team building Kubernetes observability solutions, driving architecture, delivery, and performance while collaborating with product and site‑reliability engineers in a cloud‑native environment.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of software engineers focused on Kubernetes observability tooling.
- Define and execute the product roadmap, ensuring high‑quality, scalable, and performant solutions.
- Partner with product, SRE, and data science teams to translate customer needs into technical specifications.
- Drive adoption of best practices in CI/CD, testing, and cloud‑native architecture.
- Monitor and improve system reliability, latency, and cost efficiency across the observability platform.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with a strong background in Kubernetes and cloud‑native technologies.
- Proven track record of managing high‑performing engineering teams in an Agile environment.
- Hands‑on expertise in Go (or comparable systems language) and modern observability stacks.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, performance monitoring, and telemetry data pipelines.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across global, cross‑functional teams.