UI Developer

About OpenObserve

OpenObserve is a venture-backed open-source observability platform revolutionizing how organizations handle logs, metrics, and traces. Founded in 2022 by an ex-AWS Solutions Architect, our mission is to provide a high-performance, cost-effective alternative to traditional observability solutions like Splunk, Elasticsearch, and Datadog. With over 15,000 GitHub stars, 3,000+ active deployments, and enterprise clients including Fortune 100 companies, we're rapidly expanding our footprint in the observability market.

Position Overview

We're seeking an experienced UI Developer with strong JavaScript skills to join our growing front-end team. In this role, you'll work on enhancing and extending our single-page application interfaces that help users visualize and interact with observability data. You'll collaborate with our global team across the US, India, and China to build intuitive dashboards, visualization tools, and user interfaces that make complex data accessible and actionable.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality, responsive, and performant user interfaces for our observability platform

• Build interactive data visualizations and dashboards leveraging our 19 different chart types

• Work with product and backend teams to implement new features and improve existing functionality

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices

• Optimize application performance and user experience

• Contribute to front-end architecture decisions and technical direction

• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in front-end development with JavaScript/TypeScript

• Strong proficiency in Vue.js (preferred) or similar modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular)

• Experience building complex single-page applications (SPAs)

• Demonstrated ability to create responsive, accessible, and cross-browser compatible UIs

• Knowledge of modern front-end build tools (Webpack, Vite, etc.)

• Familiarity with state management patterns and libraries

• Understanding of RESTful APIs and how to integrate them with front-end applications

• Experience with data visualization libraries (D3.js, eCharts, etc.)

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Vue.js ecosystem (Vuex, Vue Router, Nuxt.js)

• Familiarity with observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing)

• Experience with real-time data visualization

• Understanding of SQL and database concepts

• Contributions to open-source projects

• Experience working in a globally distributed team

Benefits

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and equity in a fast-growing startup

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology used by Fortune 10 companies

• Flexible work arrangements

• Collaborative environment with a small, dedicated team

• Chance to influence product direction and technical decisions

• Work on an open-source product with a growing community

• Career growth opportunities as we expand into new markets

About Our Tech Stack

Our platform is built with Rust on the backend, leveraging Apache Arrow DataFusion for SQL and Parquet integration. The front end is developed as a single-page application, with a focus on performance and interactivity to handle large datasets and complex visualizations.