Staff Engineer (Engineering Observability) at SEEK

The team Our Engineering Observability team runs the brains behind how we understand our systems in real time—owning and evolving the observability platform that powers metrics, logs, traces, dashboards and alerting across the organisation. We turn raw telemetry into clear, actionable insights so product and platform teams can spot issues fast, debug confidently and continuously improve performance and reliability. Along the way, we design and build internal tools, opinionated “paved roads” and best practices for monitoring, logging and incident response, partnering closely with engineers to make world-class reliability simple, scalable and cost-effective. About the role  As a Staff Engineer in our Engineering Observability team, you will play a critical role in shaping how we understand, operate, and scale our systems. You’ll lead the design and evolution of our observability platform, bringing together metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, and alerting to deliver fast, reliable insights for engineering teams. This is a high-impact role focused on setting technical direction and raising the bar for engineering excellence. You’ll define best practices, establish scalable patterns, and create paved paths that enable teams to effectively monitor and improve their services. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you’ll help translate complex reliability and telemetry challenges into simple, scalable solutions—making high-quality, observable systems the default. Responsibilities  • Drive the execution of SEEK’s observability strategy, aligning initiatives to customer journeys and measurable business impact • Define and embed SLI/SLO frameworks to strengthen service reliability and improve visibility into system performance • Establish best-in-class standards for instrumentation, logging, tracing, and tagging across engineering teams • Champion telemetry best practices by coaching and enabling teams to build observable systems from the ground up • Elevate signal quality, alerting, and incident response to ensure faster detection and resolution of issues • Partner closely with product and platform teams to integrate observability into the software development lifecycle • Accelerate adoption through scalable tooling, clear playbooks, and hands-on technical enablement • Lead strategic initiatives, providing technical leadership and influencing outcomes across multiple teams