Senior Observability and Monitoring Engineer

Contract type
Freelance
Work mode
Remote · Europe
Experience
Mid-level · 4+ years

Job description

Operate and evolve Tabby's company-wide observability platforms, including Elastic Enterprise and a legacy Datadog stack, as part of a new Observability team. The role supports the shift to a self-hosted observability stack compliant with local regulatory requirements.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time · Independent contractor
Work mode
Remote · Europe

What you'll do

  • Operate and maintain Elastic Enterprise clusters (index lifecycle, scaling, retention, access control, backups)
  • Design and manage log pipelines (Fluentd / Fluent Bit / Logstash / Beats) for applications, databases, and infrastructure
  • Support and gradually decommission Datadog integrations (logs, metrics, APM, RUM, dashboards, monitors)
  • Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, and Security teams to ensure observability compliance and integration with SOC2 / SIEM
  • Define and maintain SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets, improving service reliability and visibility
  • Implement and optimize metrics and APM solutions (Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Mimir, etc.)
  • Automate observability infrastructure with Terraform, Helm, and GitOps tools (FluxCD or ArgoCD)
  • Document architecture, data flows, and best practices

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years in DevOps / SRE / Observability roles
  • Solid experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats, log shippers)
  • Hands-on experience building or running APM / Metrics platforms (Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Mimir, etc.)
  • Exposure to security monitoring / SIEM integration
  • Strong experience in Grafana Labs tools like Loki, Tempo, etc

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Kafka, ClickHouse, or Grafana Loki
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud platforms (GCP, OCI, or AWS)

Your team

Observability team

A new, small, highly technical team responsible for the design, evolution, and operation of company-wide monitoring, logging, and tracing platforms.

Benefits

  • Design and build the next-generation observability platform from the ground up
  • Work on large-scale, multi-cloud environments with a strong focus on compliance, performance, and reliability
  • Collaborate with experienced SRE, Platform, and Security teams
  • Competitive compensation, hybrid work model, and strong career growth opportunities
  • Full-time B2B contract
  • Fully remote setup, work from anywhere in Europe
  • Up to 20% tax allowance
  • 22 paid leave days annually
  • Stock options (ESOP) in a fast-scaling, pre-IPO company
  • Flexi benefits you can use for wellness, travel, or learning
  • Work alongside a high-performing, international engineering team in a global fintech unicorn

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About Tabby

Creates financial freedom in the way people shop, earn and save by reshaping their relationship with money

Tabby allows shoppers to split their payments online and in-store with no interest or fees. Over 40,000 global brands and small businesses, including Amazon, Noon, IKEA, and SHEIN use Tabby to accelerate growth and gain loyal customers. Tabby generates over $10 billion in annual transaction volume for its partner brands and is the highest-rated, most-reviewed, largest, and fastest-growing FinTech in the GCC region. Tabby launched in 2019 and has since raised +$1 billion in equity and debt funding from global and regional investors, and is now valued at $4.3 billion.

Key facts

  • 2019
  • FinTech
  • Over 15 million users choose Tabby
  • Over 40,000 global brands and small businesses use Tabby
  • Generates over $10 billion in annual transaction volume for its partner brands
  • Highest-rated, most-reviewed, largest, and fastest-growing FinTech in the GCC region
  • Launched in 2019
  • Raised +$1 billion in equity and debt funding
  • Valued at $4.3 billion

Partners & customers

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