Observability Specialist

Observability Specialist Who we are is what we do. Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly. Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers. Why should you be part of our success story? As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are. Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50,  Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google. Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain scalable observability solutions for cloud-native environments Own monitoring across AWS and Kubernetes (EKS) environments, covering clusters and workloads Operate and maintain self-hosted monitoring stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Mimir, Loki, Tempo) Manage and optimize DataDog (metrics, logs, APM, alerts, cost monitoring) Improve observability architecture to support high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance Implement monitoring cost optimization strategies (log/trace sampling, retention policies, storage optimization) Automate observability infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, etc.) Integrate monitoring and alerting into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions is an advantage) Support capacity planning and performance tuning initiatives Collaborate with DevOps, SRE, and Engineering teams to embed observability best practices Drive continuous improvement of monitoring standards, tooling, and reliability practices Required Skills & Experience 5+ years of hands-on experience in monitoring / observability engineering within cloud-native environments Strong experience with AWS services 5+ years of hands-on experience working with Kubernetes Solid knowledge of Kubernetes monitoring, including metrics, logs, and traces for clusters and workloads, alerting, SLOs, SLIs, and dashboards. Proven experience operating and maintaining self-hosted monitoring stacks, advantage: Prometheus, Grafana, Mimir, Loki, Tempo Experience designing or improving observability architectures at scale Experience with DataDog (metrics, logs, APM, alerts, and cost monitoring) Strong understanding of high availability, scalability, and fault-tolerant architectures Experience with monitoring cost optimization, including log and trace sampling strategies, st ... (truncated, view full listing at source)