Humana · 1 day ago
Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise Observability
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$129K/yr - $178K/yr
7+ years expHumana Inc. is committed to putting health first and is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their Enterprise Observability Engineering team. The role involves driving the design and implementation of observability and logging platforms, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with various teams to ensure reliable and scalable systems.
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Responsibilities
Architect and optimize observability environments through software engineering best practices
Build automation scripts and tools to streamline observability instrumentation and deployment
Integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and configuration management tools
Conduct observability code reviews and implement automated validation checks
Build AI-native tools for autonomous issue detection and resolution
Lead the design of distributed systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance
Manage data routing, transformation, and endpoint monitoring integrations
Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous improvement
Collaborate across teams to align observability strategies with business goals
Communicate technical insights and recommendations to leadership
Qualification
Required
Associate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
7+ years in software/infrastructure engineering with observability/logging focus
Strong foundation in operating systems, networking, algorithms, and distributed systems
Expertise in Programming (eg. Python, .Net, Java, Go, Node.js)
Expertise in System architecture and AI Ops
Expertise in CI/CD (eg. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (eg. Terraform, Ansible)
Expertise in Cloud-native development (eg. Azure, AWS, GCP)
Expertise in API design (eg. REST, gRPC)
Proven leadership and mentoring experience
Agile delivery experience and strategic thinking around observability maturity
Preferred
5+ years with a technical bachelor's degree
Open telemetry
Experience with Splunk Enterprise & ES (SPL, dashboards, correlation searches, data models)
Scaled and complex Data onboarding (HEC, UF, TA development)
Integration with SNOW, SOAR, ITSM/SecOps tools
Experience with Dynatrace, Cribl, Grafana
Monitoring and alerting strategy design
Budget management and cost optimization
Automation and continuous delivery practices
Leading cross-functional programs across technologies
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave)
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance
Company
Humana
Humana is a health insurance provider for individuals, families, and businesses.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$13.07B2025-05-30Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2025-03-03Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
2024-03-11Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
Leadership Team
Jim Rechtin
CEO and President
Colin Drylie
Senior Vice President, Experience Transformation
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