Helius
Staff Platform Engineer, Observability
North America · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 245 days ago
ElasticsearchPrometheusGrafanaDatadogPlatform EngineeringDesign SystemsEmbedded Systems
About the role
- Better visibility means faster iteration, tighter feedback loops, and higher reliability across the entire company.
- You'll architect pipelines that handle massive throughput, granular trace data, and millisecond-level introspection.
Responsibilities
- Build high-throughput observability pipelines optimized for fast, low-latency querying
- Lead the migration from Datadog to cost-efficient, performance-focused internal tools
- Partner with infra, product, and performance teams to support deep debugging workflows
- Own reliability, scaling, and cost efficiency across the entire observability system
- Ability to design systems that handle massive data volumes and sustained read/write throughput
- Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra and high-throughput backends
Requirements
- 8+ years of strong programming experience with deep understanding of observability systems
- Experience with tools like ClickHouse, Loki, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, or Grafana
Nice to have
- Experience running bare metal at scale
- Familiarity with Solana or blockchain performance needs
- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom
- Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps
Compensation
- Competitive comp & perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel
Benefits
- Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel
Company info
- Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales
- We're looking for a Staff Platform Engineer to own observability end-to-end and rebuild our visibility stack from the ground up.
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