Software Engineer Observe Team

CH-Zurich-Observe · 2-5 years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 13, 2026

At a glance

As a Software Engineer on the Enterprise team at Observe by Snowflake, you will build and scale core features, APIs, and business logic powering a high-performance observability platform.
You will develop reliable, production-grade systems designed to handle massive volumes of telemetry for enterprise customers at the intersection of data, infrastructure, and user experience.

Design, build, and own core features, APIs, and business logic powering a high-performance observability platform for enterprise customers
Take end-to-end ownership from technical scoping and architecture through deployment, ensuring systems meet enterprise reliability and performance standards
Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and data teams to deliver solutions that enable fast, actionable insights for engineering teams worldwide
Partner with SREs and customer-facing teams to diagnose and resolve production issues, applying AI-assisted workflows to accelerate root-cause analysis
Contribute to high engineering standards through thoughtful code review, mentorship, and architectural influence

2 - 5 years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on backend application systems or distributed platforms
Demonstrated experience designing and shipping production systems at scale, handling high throughput, low latency, and enterprise reliability requirements
Strong proficiency in one or more server-side languages such as Go, Java, Scala, Python, or similar
Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex technical problems from scoping through delivery, without waiting to be directed
Experience collaborating across engineering, product, and infrastructure teams in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment
Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills with a track record of shipping impactful, customer-facing work
A BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Experience with observability platforms, telemetry pipelines, or distributed tracing and logging systems (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Jaeger)
Experience building or contributing to AI-assisted developer tools or LLM-integrated workflows
Background in SRE practices, incident response automation, or root-cause analysis tooling
Open-source contributions to observability, data infrastructure, or developer productivity projects