Software Engineer - VictoriaMetrics Team (Remote, EMEA, APAC)

About VictoriaMetrics We are the company behind the popular open-source, high-performance time-series database and monitoring solution, VictoriaMetrics; as well as the open source logs database, VictoriaLogs, and our open source traces database, VictoriaTraces. Together, they form the VictoriaMetrics Observability Stack. We are a fast-growing scaleup making our mark on the observability landscape with solutions that are simple, reliable and efficient. Fortune 500 companies use our products as their core observability solution such as Spotify R&D, Wix, Hubspot, Adidas, and thousands others. Our products have now surpassed 1 billion downloads. What You Will Do

• Help users get the most out of VictoriaMetrics in practical, real-world scenarios.
• Maintain core functionality, with a focus on issues that impact everyday usability.
• Contribute to improving documentation so users can find answers more easily on their own.
• Look for ways to simplify usage while preserving backward compatibility.
• Improve existing features where it makes sense, avoiding unnecessary complexity.
• Help keep the codebase simple, understandable, and maintainable over time.
• Ensure that changes and contributions stay aligned with product direction and real user needs.
• Help maintain system quality and performance by strengthening existing tests and adding new ones where needed.
• Help the Support Engineering team in investigating and resolving complex performance issues seen in production.
• Collaborate with the open-source community by participating in issue discussions, providing feedback on pull requests, and helping users across Slack, Telegram, GitHub, and other channels.

About You

• 5+ years building and operating production systems.
• Ability to understand, write, and review Golang code.
• Understanding of the observability domain and production debugging
• Able to read, write, and review complex systems code
• User-focused, willing to help debug real-world issues
• High ownership and ability to drive tasks independently
• Strong written and spoken English required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Prometheus\VictoriaMetrics.
• Experience with Grafana.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Contributions to open-source projects.

Interview Process:

• Introductory Video Call (30 mins): Meet with our HR team to discuss your experience, background, and overall fit for the role.
• Technical Interview (1 hour): Dive deep into your technical skills and problem-solving approach with our engineering team.
• Second Technical Interview (Optional, 1 hour): Meet with one of our founders to discuss your experience, technical interests, and alignment with VictoriaMetrics’ engineering culture and vision.
• Offer: Embark on your journey with VictoriaMetrics.

Please note: this position is designed for Independent Contractors with their own registered business entity.