Lead C++ Observability Engineer

London Stock Exchange • $100K — $130K *
St. Louis, MO 63129In-Person
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in observability engineering or related field
  • Proficient in C++ for collaboration with development teams
  • Experience with distributed tracing and real-time metrics
  • Strong leadership abilities to coach and influence teams
  • Analytical skills for diagnosing complex system behaviors
  • Excellent communication skills for technical concepts

Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation of a unified observability strategy for Real-Time Collections
  • Perform hands-on C++ development in low-latency environments
  • Collaborate with engineering squads to integrate observability practices
  • Guide teams in creating customer-centric SLIs and dashboards
  • Establish GitOps/API-driven workflows for observability assets
  • Influence architectural decisions to incorporate observability early in the design

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Collaborative and innovative team environment
  • Focus on enhancing customer experience through technology
  • Chance to influence engineering culture and practices
  • Work with cutting-edge observability technologies
Full Job Description

The Lead Observability Engineer drives the strategy, design, and hands‑on implementation of observability across all Real‑Time Collections squads. The role focuses on measuring and optimising customer experience of exchange data, embedding observability as a core engineering practice within applications and builds, and providing guidance and expert consultancy throughout the development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation of the Real-Time Unified Observability roadmap for Real‑Time Collections and Contributions. Laser-focused on ensuring customer experience is measurable, visible, and continuously improved.

  • Hands on C++ Development in a low-latency environment

  • Work hands‑on with Collections squads to embed "Observability as a Practice" throughout the software development lifecycle. Support and encourage engineers to observe their software throughout Dev, Test, PPE and Prod.

  • Guide teams in building customer‑centric SLIs and insight dashboards that reflect timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and stability of market data.

  • Establish repeatable GitOps/API‑driven workflows for observability assets within build pipelines, ensuring consistent deployment and versioning.

  • Influence platform architecture and reliability decisions across Collections, ensuring observability considerations are baked into design early.

Requirements:

  • Base technical proficiency in C++ in order to engage with full-time developers.

  • Deep experience with observability engineering such as distributed tracing, and real‑time metrics pipelines.

  • Excellent leadership skills: able to coach teams, influence engineering culture, and drive cross‑team alignment.

  • Strong analytical mindset for diagnosing complex distributed‑system behaviours and customer impact.

  • Effective communicator with the ability to simplify system performance concepts for broader stakeholders.

Preferred:

  • Strong background in SLI/SLO design, especially for latency‑sensitive or market data systems

  • Ability to design and deliver end‑to‑end telemetry solutions across multiple teams and services

  • Skilled in cloud‑native, containerized, and Kubernetes environments

  • Proficiency with API- and GitOps-based workflows, config‑as‑code, and automated telemetry promotion.

  • Experience with eBPF diagnostic capabilities like tracing, network performance and app profiling.

Career Stage:

Manager

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