About this role
We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us!
Your Opportunity
Organizations around the world depend on New Relic to help them build better software using data, not opinions. Logs are one of the fundamental pillars of New Relic’s observability platform. Thousands of New Relic customers rely on their logs to detect and resolve issues by analyzing many petabytes of data sent via a wide variety of logging integrations.
As a Lead (Staff) Engineer for the Logging Integrations group, you will be the technical cornerstone of the team responsible for the "front door" of New Relic's logging experience. We are looking for a hands-on technical leader who remains deeply embedded in the code while providing strategic direction across complex, high-scale architectures. If you are passionate about observability, love mentoring engineers, and thrive on turning architectural ambiguity into reliable production systems, we want to talk to you.
What you’ll do
• Hands-on Technical Leadership: Define and influence the technical strategy for logging integrations while remaining "keyboard-active." You will design, build, and optimize scalable data integration services and tools capable of handling massive throughput.
• Drive Solutions from Ambiguity: Lead the charge in high-uncertainty environments. You will collaborate with Product Managers, Principal Engineers, and cross-functional teams to translate abstract business needs into concrete, high-impact technical roadmaps.
• Raise the Engineering Bar: Lead by example through high-standard code reviews, rigorous design docs, and the implementation of engineering best practices. You aren't just a participant; you are a "bar raiser" for technical excellence across the department.
• Mentorship & Culture Building: Actively mentor engineers across all levels. You will foster a culture of continuous learning by giving tech talks, leading workshops, and sharing knowledge that levels up the entire group’s engineering craft.
• Collaborative Problem Solving: Maintain a "zero-ego" approach to engineering. You will pair program with engineers of all levels, tackling everything from high-level architecture to deep-seated performance bottlenecks in production.
• Full-Stack Thinking: While your core is high-volume backend/systems engineering, you will leverage your experience with Front-End domains to ensure a seamless end-to-end user experience, contributing to or leading front-end initiatives when necessary.
• Modern SRE & Reliability: Move beyond basic CI/CD. You will be