Senior Observability Engineer

1 Month ago • 5-8 Years • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Observability Engineer at Autodesk, you will be responsible for driving the architecture, scale, and evolution of our global observability platform. You will lead technical strategy, platform innovation, and cross-functional collaboration to improve telemetry across the engineering organization. Your responsibilities will include architecting scalable and secure logging platforms, leading OpenTelemetry adoption, defining onboarding strategies for various telemetry sources, integrating observability tooling like Splunk and Dynatrace, evaluating new technologies, contributing to observability standards, and collaborating with teams to embed observability into new service architectures. You will also work with security teams and platform teams.
Must have:
  • 5-8 years in Observability, SRE, or DevOps
  • Advanced skills in Splunk (admin, dev, architect)
  • Strong Python or Go development background
  • Hands-on experience with AWS
  • Experience with containerized environments
Good to have:
  • Splunk Admin, Architect, or Developer certifications
  • Contributions to OpenTelemetry or other open-source projects
  • Experience with multiple platforms (Datadog, Elastic, Prometheus, New Relic)
  • Exposure to machine learning in observability
  • Familiarity with logging-related compliance standards

Job Details

Job Requisition ID #

25WD89379

Position Overview

Join Autodesk as a Senior Observability Engineer driving the architecture, scale, and evolution of our global observability platform engineering team. You will lead technical strategy, platform innovation, and cross-functional collaboration to elevate telemetry across the engineering org.

Responsibilities
 

  • Architect scalable, secure, and resilient logging platforms across hybrid/multi-cloud

  • Lead OpenTelemetry adoption with standardized instrumentation and deployment models

  • Define robust onboarding strategies for cloud, hybrid, and edge telemetry sources

  • Integrate observability tooling (Splunk, Dynatrace) to deliver unified insights

  • Evaluate emerging technologies; develop custom observability solutions as needed

  • Contribute to open-source or internal observability tooling and standards

  • Drive documentation, training, and cross-team knowledge sharing

  • Collaborate with app teams to embed observability into new service architectures

  • Work with security teams on logging compliance, threat detection, and governance

  • Partner with platform teams on CI/CD observability integration and enterprise telemetry architecture

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in CS, Engineering, or related field

  • 5–8 years in Observability, SRE, or DevOps with deep logging platform expertise

  • Advanced skills in Splunk (admin, dev, architect), and OpenTelemetry in production

  • Strong Python or Go development background; expert in Linux and networking

  • Hands-on with AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3) and containerized environments (Kubernetes, service mesh)

  • Proven experience in designing large-scale, secure observability systems

Preferred Qualifications
 

  • Splunk Admin, Architect, or Developer certifications

  • Contributions to OpenTelemetry or other open-source observability projects

  • Experience with multiple platforms (Datadog, Elastic, Prometheus, New Relic)

  • Exposure to machine learning in observability (e.g., predictive alerting)

  • Familiarity with logging-related compliance standards (SOC2, GDPR, PCI)

  • Proficient with IaC and GitOps-based deployments

  • Background in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud telemetry strategies

  • Technical leadership or project ownership experience

  • Strong communicator with writing/speaking experience in observability forums

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About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

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Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on discretionary annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock or long-term incentive cash grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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