Platform Engineer - Observability - Internal Job Opportunity

Purpose of the Role We are looking for hands-on Platform Engineers to join Team Beacons , a newly formed team building and operating the new Observability Platform at WirelessCar. The mission: Build and operate the observability stack Act as advocates for observability standards and best practices across the organization This role contributes directly to enabling reliable, scalable, and transparent systems by ensuring developers and teams have the tools, guidance, and paved paths they need. We welcome candidates across the seniority spectrum. You may be: A senior leader who takes initiative, sets direction, and actively drives progress while working hands-on alongside the team Or more junior, curious engineer eager to learn, deepen your expertise, and grow your responsibilities over time You will join a collaborative environment where shared ownership and practical progress matter. Key Responsibilities Drive the architectural design and implementation of the observability stack Actively engage with users to understand daily challenges and improve developer experience Advocate for observability standards, documenting best practices and paved paths Design, build, and maintain the observability stack for ease of use and long-term operational efficiency Stay up to date with developments in the OpenTelemetry ecosystem Operate the observability stack in production What You’ll Be Part Of You will help shape a modern, scalable observability platform while building internal standards and improving developer experience across the organization. This is a role for engineers who want to combine platform thinking, operational responsibility, and community advocacy — all while staying hands-on. We believe that you bring · Strong communication and collaboration skills · Interest in developer advocacy within observability · Familiarity with, or interest in, OpenTelemetry · Familiarity with, or interest in, the LGTM stack (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir) · Experience as a software engineer, or strong ability to understand and work with code · Understanding of developers’ observability needs and effective instrumentation practices · Interest and ability to configure and operate ready-made solutions (focus on configuration and operations rather than heavy development) · Familiarity with Kubernetes and/or ECS · Strong, documented problem-solving skills with a hands-on, learning-by-doing mindset The following will give you an edge: Knowledge of or interest in additional observability tooling Familiarity with or interest in learning Go Experience as an SRE or within an SC team, with understanding of operations and support best practices To join our journey WirelessCar is always on the move, often into uncharted land. We are curious, believe in collaboration and are always open to new ideas on how we can make a difference. When you join our journey, you will be part of a great crew of highly competent and warm hearted people from all over the world.