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Backend Engineer, Observability

LaunchDarkly

Remote - US · Remote · Senior

$145,500 – $235,400

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What this role is

LaunchDarkly is hiring a backend engineer to build and expand Vega, an AI-powered platform that automates insights and actions across their product suite. This role suits experienced engineers who enjoy working on greenfield infrastructure projects involving LLMs, high-throughput data systems, and cross-functional collaboration.

Our summary, not LaunchDarkly’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

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What they ask for

Required

  • 5+ years of professional backend software engineering
  • Proficiency in Go or similar languages (Java, Rust, C++)
  • Experience designing APIs and distributed services
  • Experience building or integrating LLM-powered features or AI workflows

Nice to have

  • Experience with data-intensive systems and high-volume ingest
  • Experience with ClickHouse or columnar stores
  • Familiarity with LaunchDarkly, feature flagging, or observability tooling
  • Experience with usage-based product surfaces
  • Experience with sandboxing or isolation technologies
  • Experience with developer tooling

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