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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!
Do you get excited about complex distributed systems? Do you love data? We’re looking for an experienced technology leader to lead and grow our global engineering team and help our customers build better software by building the next generation of Application Performance Monitoring (APM) by leading our Agent teams.
New Relic is committed to giving our customers valuable insights into their systems, and New Relic’s APM agents are used by tens of thousands of companies to evaluate and improve the performance of their most important business applications.
Opportunity to work from a remote office may be available depending on the applicant's location.
What you'll do
- Hands on with data analysis and technical problem solving
- Leverage open source tools like OpenTelemetry to acquire data
- Help design and build our APM agents that run in our customer environments and give engineers deep insight into application performance, and business line owners actionable intelligence on their business performance
- Build processes that ensure reliability, scalability, team growth and execution
- Work across teams to build engineering plans and execute, getting things done in a distributed, large-scale, and fast-growing environment
This role requires
- 4+ years of experience leading people and teams
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering
- Proven track record of leading and scaling strong technical teams
- Experience handling high performing self-directed remote teams
- Capable of diving deep and understanding the technical implications and risks of a decision
- Experience in a backend language like Java and Node
- Experience with Data Analysis
- Experience managing on-call rotations and 24/7 operations
- The most successful managers here act with drive and urgency, yet always take the time to listen and to do the right thing. They constantly seek new ways to explain, coach, teach, and bring out the best in others.
- Able to handle a fast paced working environment
Bonus points if you have
- Experience with OpenTelemetry or other observability tools
- Experience with AI
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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The pay range below represents a reasonable estimate of the salary for the listed position. This role is eligible for a corporate bonus plan. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related factors such as an applicant’s skills, qualifications, and experience.
New Relic provides a variety of benefits for this role, including healthcare, dental, vision, parental leave and planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, flex time-off, 11 paid holidays, volunteer time-off, and other competitive benefits designed to improve the lives of our employees.
Fostering a diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best, most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics’ different backgrounds and abilities, and recognize the different paths they took to reach us – including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. We’re looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or recruiting process, please reach out to [email protected].
We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a flexible workforce model. This model allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success, including fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid.
Our hiring process
In compliance with applicable law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification. Note: Our stewardship of the data of thousands of customers means that a criminal background check is required to join New Relic.
We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records based on individual circumstances and in accordance with applicable law including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. New Relic does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with New Relic.
New Relic develops and distributes encryption software and technology that complies with U.S. export controls and licensing requirements. Certain New Relic roles require candidates to pass an export compliance assessment as a condition of employment in any global location. If relevant, we will provide more information later in the application process.
Candidates are evaluated based on qualifications, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other legally protected characteristics.
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Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience leading people and teams
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering
- Proven track record of leading and scaling strong technical teams
- Experience handling high performing self-directed remote teams
- Capable of diving deep and understanding technical implications and risks of decisions
- Experience in a backend language like Java and Node
- Experience with Data Analysis
- Experience managing on-call rotations and 24/7 operations
- Able to handle a fast paced working environment
- Experience with OpenTelemetry or other observability tools
- Experience with AI
What the Team is Saying
New Relic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. coverage includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision, telehealth, EAP, mental‑health tools, and disability, supported by wellness stipends. Feedback suggests these offerings are a clear strength of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid, gender‑neutral parental leave and subsidized backup childcare are provided, alongside family‑forming benefits such as fertility and adoption support. These supports are consistently highlighted as valuable for U.S. employees.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible/unlimited PTO for exempt roles, defined PTO for hourly roles, paid holidays, and volunteer time are explicitly outlined. Feedback suggests this breadth of time‑off options is a notable advantage.
New Relic Insights
What We Do
The New Relic Intelligent Observability Platform helps businesses eliminate interruptions in digital experiences. New Relic is the only AI-strengthened platform to unify and pair telemetry data to provide clarity over your entire digital estate. We move your problem solving past proactive to predictive by processing the right data at the right time to maximize value and control costs. That’s why businesses around the world—including Adidas Runtastic, American Red Cross, Domino’s, GoTo Group, Ryanair, Topgolf, and William Hill—run on New Relic to drive innovation, improve reliability, and deliver exceptional customer experiences to fuel growth.
Why Work With Us
New Relic leads in intelligent observability with the only AI-strengthened platform unifying telemetry data. Our culture provides employees cutting-edge technology, unmatched career development, and a true one-team environment where everyone is empowered to grow, learn, and contribute to our collective success.
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We offer hybrid and remote work options, which vary based on the specific role and team. Please check the requisition details and confirm the work arrangement with your recruiter.
