Typescript Developer- Datadog, AWS, Fully remote, outside IR35

Summary: My client is seeking a fully remote TypeScript developer with expertise in Datadog to enhance system observability through improved monitoring and alerting. The role emphasizes building actionable alerts and insightful dashboards to proactively identify issues and enhance system reliability. The position is classified as outside IR35, allowing for flexible working arrangements. The ideal candidate will have strong TypeScript skills and hands-on experience with Datadog tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enhance system observability by improving monitoring and alerting using Datadog.
• Build robust, actionable alerts and create insightful dashboards.
• Write and maintain complex Datadog monitors (threshold, anomaly detection, composite monitors).
• Develop and maintain TypeScript applications with observability in mind.
• Instrument Back End and Front End applications to generate meaningful metrics, logs, and traces.
• Design and implement effective Datadog alerts to reduce noise and highlight critical incidents.
• Build and optimize custom dashboards in Datadog for Real Time monitoring of application health and performance.
• Collaborate with DevOps and SRE teams to improve monitoring coverage and incident response workflows.
• Analyze monitoring data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Integrate Datadog RUM and synthetic monitoring for Front End applications.
• Continuously improve observability best practices and documentation.

Key Skills:

• Strong TypeScript development skills.
• Hands-on experience with Datadog APM, Logs, Metrics, Dashboards, and Alerting.
• Ability to write and maintain complex Datadog monitors (threshold, anomaly detection, composite monitors).
• Experience in developing and maintaining TypeScript applications with observability in mind.
• Knowledge of instrumenting Back End and Front End applications to generate meaningful metrics, logs, and traces.
• Skills in designing and implementing effective Datadog alerts.
• Experience in building and optimizing custom dashboards in Datadog.
• Collaboration skills with DevOps and SRE teams.
• Ability to analyze monitoring data and recommend improvements.
• Experience with integrating Datadog RUM and synthetic monitoring for Front End applications.
• Commitment to continuously improving observability best practices and documentation.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

TypeScript Developer with Datadog Expertise

Outside IR35

Fully remote

Role Summary:
My client is hiring a fully remote TypeScript developer who can enhance their system observability by improving monitoring and alerting using Datadog. This role focuses on building robust, actionable alerts and creating insightful dashboards to proactively identify issues and improve system reliability.

Key skills:

• Strong TypeScript development skills
• Hands-on experience with Datadog APM, Logs, Metrics, Dashboards, and Alerting.
• Ability to write and maintain complex Datadog monitors (threshold, anomaly detection, composite monitors).
• Develop and maintain TypeScript applications with observability in mind.
• Instrument Back End and Front End applications to generate meaningful metrics, logs, and traces.
• Design and implement effective Datadog alerts to reduce noise and highlight critical incidents.
• Build and optimize custom dashboards in Datadog for Real Time monitoring of application health and performance.
• Collaborate with DevOps and SRE teams to improve monitoring coverage and incident response workflows.
• Analyze monitoring data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Integrate Datadog RUM and synthetic monitoring for Front End applications.
• Continuously improve observability best practices and documentation.

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