Senior Observability Engineer (Python & Dynatrace OR Datadog)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Observability Engineer with expertise in Python, REST APIs, and Dynatrace OR Datadog to implement, configure, and support enterprise observability and application performance monitoring (APM) platforms. The role involves monitoring modern applications, troubleshooting performance issues, supporting production environments, and partnering with development, DevOps, SRE, and infrastructure teams to improve system reliability and user experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, configure, and manage observability and APM platforms using Dynatrace OR Datadog.
• Configure and support application monitoring, distributed tracing, dashboards, s, and observability initiatives.
• Provide L2/L3 support for production environments, including incident management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization.
• Analyze application performance using metrics, logs, traces, and diagnostic data to identify bottlenecks and reliability issues.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, SRE, and infrastructure teams to improve observability coverage across applications and services.
• Instrument and monitor applications and APIs to enhance visibility and operational insights.
• Support monitoring requirements across cloud and containerized environments.
• Leverage Python and REST APIs to automate observability-related tasks, integrations, and operational workflows.
• Work closely with development teams to improve application performance, reliability, and end-user experience.
• Contribute to observability best practices, monitoring standards, and operational excellence initiatives.

Required Skills

Proficient

• Python
• REST APIs
• Dynatrace OR Datadog

Intermediate

• .NET
• Java
• Node.js

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Observability, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), or related monitoring and support roles.

Ideal Candidate

A professional who can independently lead APM implementations, support production environments, troubleshoot application performance issues, and collaborate effectively with engineering teams to improve application reliability, performance, and observability.

Notice Period: Immediate