Principal Platform Engineer (Telemetry) - Remote Work | REF#293973

About the job At BairesDev®, we've been leading the way in technology projects for over 15 years. We deliver cutting-edge solutions to giants like Google and the most innovative startups in Silicon Valley. Our diverse 4,000+ team, composed of the world's Top 1% of tech talent, works remotely on roles that drive significant impact worldwide. When you apply for this position, you're taking the first step in a process that goes beyond the ordinary. We aim to align your passions and skills with our vacancies, setting you on a path to exceptional career development and success. Principal Platform Engineer (Telemetry) at BairesDev We’re looking for a Principal Platform Engineer who brings expert-level Java skills and the organizational influence to define how observability and telemetry infrastructure is designed and built at enterprise scale. You’ve architected high-cardinality metrics platforms, led observability engineering across distributed systems organizations, and you know how to drive that work across teams in a way that lasts. This is a platform engineering role at the highest level — you’re creating the telemetry infrastructure that makes massive distributed systems understandable to the engineers who build and run them. What You’ll Do Define and own the architectural direction for observability and telemetry platform infrastructure across the organization. Establish engineering standards for metrics pipeline design, distributed tracing, and OpenTelemetry instrumentation. Lead the most strategically significant observability platform initiatives from design through delivery. Serve as the organizational authority on high-cardinality metrics systems and distributed systems observability. Drive evaluation and adoption of AI/ML-based anomaly detection approaches across the telemetry platform. Mentor staff and senior engineers, elevating observability engineering capability across the organization. What We Are Looking For 10+ years of experience in IT roles. 7+ years of experience with Java as a primary language in platform or infrastructure engineering. Expert knowledge of observability platform architecture including high-cardinality metrics pipelines and tracing systems. Deep experience with OpenTelemetry and distributed systems instrumentation at enterprise scale. AI/ML experience for anomaly detection is a plus. Proven organizational influence and technical leadership at a Principal or equivalent level. Advanced proficiency in English. How we do make your work (and your life) easier: Remote Work. Excellent compensation in USD or your local currency if preferred Hardware and software setup for you to work from home. Flexible hours: create your own schedule. Paid parental leaves, vacations, and national holidays. Innovative and multicultural work environment: collaborate and learn from the global Top 1% of talent. Supportive environment with mentorship, promotions, skill development, and diverse growth opportunities. Join a global team where your unique talents can truly thrive and make a significant impact! Apply now!