Waabi

Senior / Staff Software Engineer (Observability / SRE)

Waabi$148K — $249K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in software or systems/performance engineering with complex project ownership.
  • Proficiency in Python, Rust, or C/C++, with solid system design abilities.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux internals and performance tooling like eBPF.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed systems design.
  • Strong communication skills for documentation and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Design and lead architecture for monitoring and observability across cloud and on-prem environments.
  • Develop benchmarks and validate technology choices through stress and regression tests.
  • Optimize performance using advanced profiling tools across hardware and software stacks.
  • Build automation tools for CI/CD performance regression and anomaly detection.
  • Support client teams with observability needs and system integrations.
  • Influence architectural decisions to enhance infrastructure monitoring and scaling.
  • Mentor team members and communicate insights to stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity awards.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Unlimited vacation policy for employee flexibility.
  • Flexible working hours and support for remote work.
  • Daily snacks and catered meals when in the office.
  • Regular team-building events, both on-site and virtually.
Full Job Description
You will..

- Design and lead the architecture and development of Waabi's monitoring and observability stack, used to monitor the health and performance of cloud and on-prem environments.

- Develop and extend workloads and benchmarks (compute, storage, network, ML/AI) and integrate stress, chaos, and regression tests to validate hardware and platform choices.

- Analyze and optimize end-to-end performance across hardware, firmware, Linux kernel, runtimes, and distributed services using advanced profiling tools (perf, eBPF, flamegraphs, tracing frameworks).

- Build automation and observability tooling (Go/Python/Java, Kubernetes/Docker) for CI/CD-based performance regression detection, telemetry, alerting, and anomaly detection.

- Work with client teams to support their applications' observability requirements.

- Influence system architecture and tooling decisions that improve how Waabi builds, monitors, and scales its infrastructure.

- Drive execution and quality, writing design docs, setting milestones, mentoring ICs, and communicating insights and results to stakeholders and leadership.

Qualifications:

- 5+ years software engineering or systems/performance engineering experience (BS in CS/EE or related), with demonstrated end-to-end ownership of complex projects.

- Proficient in at least one of: Python, Rust, C/C++; strong CS fundamentals and system design skills.

- Hands-on with Linux internals (CPU scheduling, memory, I/O, networking) and perf tooling (perf, eBPF, flamegraphs, tracing frameworks).

- Experience with Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed systems; comfort building production services and pipelines.

- Proven track record of clear communication, writing design docs, and leading cross-functional efforts.

Bonus:

- Experience deploying and managing observability platforms (OpenTelemetry, Grafana OSS).

- Performance tuning for databases/streaming/batch/ML platforms; GPU/xPU or Arm performance exposure.

- Experience tuning stream processing, batch or ML platforms (e.g. Argo Workflows, PyTorch).

- Familiarity with microservices debugging and distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus).

The US yearly salary range for this role is: $148,000 - $249,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi (US) Inc.'s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company's compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.

Perks/Benefits:

- Competitive compensation and equity awards.

- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).

- Unlimited Vacation.

- Flexible hours and Work from Home support.

- Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).

- Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.

- As we grow, this list continues to evolve!

Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!

About Waabi

Waabi is an artificial intelligence company that develops self-driving car technology. The company's focus is on developing a system that can safely and efficiently navigate complex urban environments. Waabi's technology is based on deep learning algorithms that allow the system to learn from experience and improve over time. The company was founded in 2021 by a team of experts in the field of autonomous vehicles and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Waabi
Size
50 employees
Industry
Founded
2021
NASDAQ

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