Nscale
Technology
ObservabilityPlatformEngineer
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“Observability Platform Engineer at Nscale. Skills: Observability platforms, Monitoring, Logging, Tracing. Design observability platforms. Build observability platforms”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Diagnose performance issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience in designing observability platforms, Experience operating observability platforms at scale, Hands-on expertise with monitoring tools, Hands-on expertise with logging tools, Hands-on expertise with tracing tools, Experience with cloud-native infrastructure, Proficiency in scripting/automation, Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code, Knowledge of CI/CD practices, Understanding of distributed systems reliability, Understanding of incident management, Excellent problem-solving skills, Ability to diagnose performance issues
Nice to Have
Experience with AI/ML workload observability, Familiarity with hyperscale datacenter environments, Knowledge of AIOps, Knowledge of advanced telemetry analytics, Exposure to sustainability monitoring
What You'll Do.
Design observability platforms
Build observability platforms
Maintain observability platforms
Deploy observability tools
Manage observability tools
Automate observability infrastructure
Instrument applications for telemetry
Instrument systems for telemetry
Ensure data reliability
Ensure data retention
Troubleshoot platform issues
Drive adoption of best practices
Contribute to incident detection
Contribute to incident response
Contribute to incident resolution
Document observability standards
Document observability tools
Document observability processes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with SRE teams; Work with Infrastructure teams; Work with Engineering teams; Partner with engineering teams; Partner with SRE teams; Work with product teams
Process & Methodology
CI/CD practices
Full Job Description
About Nscale Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. About The Role Nscale is seeking an Observability Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and operate the monitoring, logging, and tracing systems that power observability across our global AI datacenter infrastructure. You will focus on scalability, automation, and integration of observability platforms, ensuring that metrics, logs, and traces are accurate, accessible, and actionable. You’ll work closely with SRE, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to ensure our GPU-powered cloud is fully instrumented for reliability and performance. What You'll Be Doing Design, build, and maintain observability platforms (monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting) at global scale. Deploy and manage tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK/Opensearch, OpenTelemetry, and Jaeger. Automate observability infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines. Partner with engineering and SRE teams to instrument applications and systems for telemetry. Develop dashboards, alerts, and analytics to provide real-time visibility into infrastructure health. Ensure observability data is accurate, reliable, and retained per compliance requirements. Troubleshoo
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