Full-Time

Staff Engineer

Service Reliability

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

LaunchDarkly

LaunchDarkly

501-1,000 employees

Feature management platform for software developers

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$170k - $260kAnnually

Senior, Expert

Oakland, CA, USA

Hybrid work model; candidates may need to be based in or near Oakland, CA.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Site Reliability Engineering
Required Skills
Python
Node.js
Ruby
SQL
Java
RDBMS
Go
Scala
Terraform

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • Demonstrable experience building and operating large-scale, highly available distributed systems
  • Solid prior experience with server-side web development (e.g., in Java / Scala, Ruby, Python, Golang, Node.js) and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform)
  • Experience guiding the architectural direction and scalability considerations for new projects
  • Strong understanding and proactive management of security practices related to SRE, coordinating with our Security team to fortify infrastructure
  • Extensive experience working with major cloud providers, observability tooling, and RDBMS technologies
  • Experience driving alignment on decisions with cross-team impact, identifying misalignment across the team, and bringing stakeholders together to realign
  • Strong customer focus and ability to make technical decisions that tie back to business goals
  • Exceptional communication skills, a positive attitude, and a high degree of empathy.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the development and continuous refinement of SRE tools and processes to improve software delivery, observability, reliability and operational efficiency.
  • Shape and communicate the technical roadmap, driving Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to deliver strategic insights that elevate system reliability, scalability, and operational effectiveness.
  • Define and lead the technical architecture for LaunchDarkly’s reliability strategies, establishing a cohesive framework that enhances resilience, flexibility, and alignment with business goals.
  • Uplevel our engineering team to deliver their services with higher autonomy, reliability, and performance through offerings written in Go and Terraform, or delivered through existing tools.
  • Develop, communicate, and implement strategic goals and objectives for the SRE organization, ensuring alignment with company-wide initiatives and promoting long-term operational success.
  • Partner with various team members to define and mature our SRE culture through principles, technical frameworks, tooling, and processes.
  • Drive the adoption of new technologies, system designs and best practices in code health, testing, observability, and service maintainability across teams.
  • Proactively identify and resolve potential performance and scalability bottlenecks in our front-end and back-end systems and underlying infrastructure.
  • Analyze the performance of SQL queries, suggest improvements and build guardrails for teams.

LaunchDarkly provides a platform for developers to manage and automate software features, primarily in the DevOps market. Its main product is a feature management platform that allows developers to control software features, enabling safe code shipping, self-serve experimentation, personalized user experiences, and improved application reliability. This platform also allows developers to revert feature behaviors without needing to change the code, enhancing productivity. Unlike competitors, LaunchDarkly focuses on helping clients innovate quickly, automate software releases, and reduce delivery costs through a subscription-based model. The goal is to maximize the business impact of every software feature for a diverse range of clients.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$321.3M

Headquarters

Oakland, California

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

0%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • LaunchDarkly's Galaxy Product Release enhances software release velocity and stability.
  • The company is recognized as a Strong Performer in feature management by Forrester.
  • LaunchDarkly's partnership with Terazo accelerates developers' ability to build scalable software.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from Harness threatens LaunchDarkly's market share.
  • The Guardian Edition may complicate product offerings, confusing customers.
  • Expansion into the EU region could increase operational costs and regulatory challenges.

What makes LaunchDarkly unique

  • LaunchDarkly offers a unique feature management platform for safe, scalable software releases.
  • The platform allows developers to switch feature behavior without code changes, enhancing productivity.
  • LaunchDarkly supports EU data residency, addressing compliance needs for European clients.

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Benefits

Flexible work environment - Making an inclusive space for everyone means recognizing we all have our own individual working styles and needs.

Health and wellness - LaunchDarkly offers full coverage with health, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents.

Salary and options - We're all in this together. LaunchDarkly offers competitive pay, equity, and the option to participate in a 401(k) program.

Learn and grow - We love to see our own continue to grow their skill sets—whether that's taking a class or attending a conference.