Senior Backend Engineer - Alerts and Notification Platform

As a member of the Alerts and Notification Platform team at SolarWinds, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the core of the SolarWinds Observability ecosystem. This platform plays a crucial role in enabling multiple feature teams to deliver alerts seamlessly to end users. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to design scalable alert evaluation pipelines, develop flexible notification workflows, and ensure reliable, low-latency communication across various channels. Key Responsibilities: - Design scalable alert evaluation pipelines to support multiple feature teams - Develop flexible notification workflows to enhance user experience - Ensure reliable and low-latency communication across different channels - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals effectively Qualifications Required: - Minimum 5 years of experience as a backend engineer in a product-focused development environment - Strong system design skills with a focus on extensibility, scalability, and abstraction - Proven platform mindset with the ability to build reusable components and frameworks for multiple teams - Advanced problem-solving and debugging capabilities in distributed systems - Solid understanding of on-call operations and incident management best practices - Strong collaboration skills with a sense of ownership and accountability - Excellent technical documentation and communication habits - Hands-on experience with JVM-based or Go applications (experience with Kotlin for backend is preferred) - Experience in microservice-based, event-driven architectures using modern frameworks and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, Pulsar) - Familiarity with observability stacks (metrics, logs, traces) and alerting systems is a plus SolarWinds is a people-first company dedicated to enriching the lives of employees, customers, shareholders, partners, and communities. By joining SolarWinds, you will be part of a team that accelerates business transformation with simple, powerful, and secure solutions. If you are ready to advance world-class solutions in a fast-paced environment and create lasting growth for yourself and others, SolarWinds is the place for you. Join us and grow your career with an exceptional team. All applications are handled in accordance with the SolarWinds Privacy Notice, which can be reviewed at: [SolarWinds Privacy Notice](https://www.solarwinds.com/applicant-privacy-notice),