Principal Embedded Observability & Telemetry Architect

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced highly skilled Principal Embedded Observability & Telemetry Architect with 8 to 12 years of experience in software engineering, embedded systems, and enterprise-scale monitoring solutions. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in embedded device monitoring, telemetry platforms, Linux-based edge environments, and backend development using Python and C#. You will lead the design and implementation of proactive monitoring, diagnostics, and observability solutions for large-scale embedded and edge device ecosystems, ensuring reliability, performance, and operational excellence across distributed environments.

• Role: Principal Embedded Observability & Telemetry Architect
• Location: Pune, Bengaluru
• Experience: 8 to 12 Years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Design, architect, and develop telemetry and observability solutions for embedded and edge devices.
• Define and implement scalable device health monitoring, diagnostics, and alerting frameworks.
• Build systems to collect, process, store, and visualize real-time operational and performance metrics.
• Develop proactive monitoring capabilities that improve device fleet reliability, availability, and uptime.
• Design and develop backend services, monitoring agents, APIs, and microservices using Python and C#.
• Implement telemetry data collection, aggregation, and analytics solutions across distributed environments.
• Design and maintain monitoring dashboards, reporting solutions, and operational insights using Grafana.
• Implement and manage metric collection, alerting, and monitoring infrastructure using Prometheus.
• Monitor system-level metrics including CPU, memory, disk, network, application health, and hardware utilization.
• Administer, troubleshoot, and optimize Linux-based embedded and edge computing environments.
• Develop observability strategies for resource-constrained embedded devices and edge platforms.
• Collaborate with device engineering, platform, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to improve system reliability and operational visibility.
• Drive monitoring architecture reviews, technical governance, and best practices across engineering teams.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex production and field issues.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership on observability, telemetry, and monitoring frameworks.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, technology roadmaps, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 8 to 12 years of overall software engineering and technology experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on core development experience in embedded devices and edge computing environments.
• Strong expertise in designing and implementing telemetry, observability, and monitoring solutions for embedded systems.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Python and C# development.
• Strong experience developing backend services, APIs, microservices, and monitoring agents.
• Expertise in Grafana dashboard development, visualization, reporting, and operational analytics.
• Strong hands-on experience with Prometheus, metrics collection, monitoring configuration, and alert management.
• Deep understanding of Linux administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and system diagnostics.
• Experience monitoring system-level metrics including CPU, memory, storage, networking, services, and application performance.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, edge computing architectures, and device fleet management.
• Experience building scalable monitoring platforms for mission-critical production environments.
• Strong expertise in log management, performance analysis, incident management, and root cause analysis.
• Proven ability to design highly available, secure, and scalable observability architectures.
• Experience working with Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills.
• Ability to guide architectural decisions and mentor senior engineering teams.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Self-driven mindset with the ability to work independently in complex enterprise environments.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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