Senior Software Engineer - Alerts - New Relic

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and develop core alerting components that process millions of events per second across a distributed system.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define feature requirements, design data models, and optimize query performance.
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting pipelines using Kubernetes, AWS services, and custom tooling.
• Drive performance tuning, scalability testing, and incident response improvements for production alerting services.
• Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices in software quality and security.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong background in distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, and Java, with hands‑on experience building high‑throughput services.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS, and observability concepts (metrics, logs, traces).
• Experience designing alerting and notification systems at scale.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for continuous learning and improvement.