Backend Development
The teams at Bytex build scalable and easy to maintain Web Services that are used by our clients for things like collecting and analyzing security parameters by Cyber Security Analysts or gaining access to their workspaces.
The scalability and maintainability of our services are based on business logic structured into multiple loosely coupled layers that together build our final product.
We follow the Agile development methodology, which implies having a close and constant collaboration with our clients’ representatives in order to properly handle each implementation detail and to assure the quality of the software we build.
Job Description
Job Description:
We seek a Backend Engineer to join one of our customer projects focused on improving observability and reliability in large-scale production systems. In this role, you will help integrate telemetry capabilities into backend services so that logs, metrics, and distributed traces can be collected and analyzed using OpenTelemetry.
You will be part of a project focused on building a platform that processes telemetry data from distributed applications to improve system visibility and operational monitoring. By instrumenting services and improving telemetry coverage, you will help engineering teams better understand system behavior and troubleshoot production issues.
Responsibilities:
- Instrument backend services with OpenTelemetry traces, logs, and metrics;
- Identify key execution points in application workflows and add telemetry events accordingly;
- Integrate OpenTelemetry SDKs into existing services across different programming languages;
- Modify and extend application code to emit structured telemetry data;
- Work across multiple services and codebases to implement telemetry instrumentation;
- Work with observability platform teams to ensure correct telemetry formats and event structures;
- Investigate telemetry gaps and add additional instrumentation where needed;
- Collaborate with engineering teams to understand system behavior and critical business flows;
- Troubleshoot telemetry pipelines and adjust instrumentation to improve signal quality;
- Contribute to documentation and guidelines for observability instrumentation within applications.
Requirements/Tech stack:
- 4+ years of experience in backend software engineering;
- Strong programming skills in at least one backend language such as Python, Java, Go, Node.js, or similar;
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate unfamiliar codebases;
- Experience working with APIs, backend services, or microservice-based systems;
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills;
- Basic familiarity with observability concepts such as logs, metrics, and distributed tracing;
- Exposure to OpenTelemetry or other observability tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, Dynatrace, or similar is considered a plus;
- Understanding of how telemetry data is collected and used for monitoring or diagnostics is considered a plus;
- Knowledge of telemetry signals, including logs, metrics, and traces;
- Experience working with microservices and distributed system architectures;
- Practical knowledge of Git-based development workflows.
Working schedule:
- EU flexible schedule with PST overlap preferred (8–10 AM PST)
- Regular sync meetings with the customer engineering teams
Recruitment process:
- Short Bytex HR introductory discussion
- Initial interview with the customer engineering lead focused on getting to know the candidate and discussing previous experience
- Technical interview with a platform architect
- Final technical interview with the customer team
- Offer presentation
Benefits
Open office policy - Work from Anywhere and Utilities expenses coverage
Extra days off & bi-monthly team lunch / activities
Stock options
Offers for dental and optical clinics & health subscription & sports discounts
Access to learning platforms & Bookster subscription
Good coffee and snacks at the office & discounts at coffee shops nearby