Job Description

At Abercrombie & Fitch the Senior Engineer of Observability is a member of the Site Reliability team which helps monitor our sites to make sure they are healthy and optimal for our customers. The primary goal of this position is to be the hub of observability partnering with various teams to provide the necessary visibility to make sure our websites are performing to our customers' expectations. This role will be leveraging various tools to do this, the primary tool being a session replay tool, Quantum Metric.

What Will You Be Doing? 

• Manage the roadmap for observability and regularly communicate and align progress with cross functional partners
• Initiate and drive collaborative discussions with Engineers, Voice of Customer, UAT, CX, Analytics, Product Owners, etc. to identify gaps in alerts and monitoring and then align on how to address those gaps (metrics, tools, owners, etc.) 
• Gather requirements to build and maintain reports and alerts for our team and others to monitor & react to relevant opportunities.
• Perform ad hoc analysis based off reporting, alerts and feedback from various internal and external partners
• Leverage front-end engineering knowledge (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, browser dev tools) to investigate customer struggle surfaced in session replay tools and provide technical insights and hypotheses about observed issues, enabling faster resolution
• Act as technical liaison between our team and engineering teams by identifying potential root causes of technical issues such as broken UI components, data rendering problems, or client-side errors, and translating customer experience anomalies into actionable engineering insights.
• Recognize opportunities to have potential vendor or internally led training sessions and coordinate with internal partners
• Explore how we can leverage new technologies (ex. AI) to improve observability
• Manage the session replay tool vendor relationship (Push for tool improvements, issue resolution, budget, POs, RFPs, etc.)

What Do You Need To Bring? 

• 4+ years of proven experience identifying performance concerns/customer struggle and driving improvements for websites
• 5+ years of relevant front end web development experience
• A Bachelor's degree or an additional 3 years of relevant work experience
• Experience with session replay tools (Quantum Metrics, Full Story, Glassbox, etc.) or other observability tools (Adobe, Dynatrace, Splunk, etc.)
• A desire to find problems, understand them, determine customer impact, and work collaboratively with teams to resolve them
• Working knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and browser developer tools.
• Ability to interpret and analyze session replay data to identify customer struggle and hypothesize technical root causes.
• Experience debugging client-side issues and understanding how front-end code interacts with APIs and backend systems.
• Strong communication skills to articulate technical findings to engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with engineering and product teams to triage and prioritize customer-impacting issues.
• Comfort working in agile environments and contributing to cross-functional problem-solving efforts.
• Basic abilities in data literacy and a solid understanding of website KPIs and their interplay
• Organized, collaborative, persistent and can prioritize and balance several opportunities, initiatives and requests
• Ability to lead and mentor others on the team, particularly those at the associate & assistant level

Our Company  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs. 

The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie & Fitch, YPB, abercrombie kids, Hollister and Gilly Hicks, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates over 750 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com, and hollisterco.com. 

At Abercrombie & Fitch Co., we lead with purpose and always put our people first. We’re proud to offer equitable compensation and benefits, including flexibility and competitive Paid Time Off, as well as education and engagement events, including various Associate Resource Groups, volunteer opportunities and additional time off to give back to our global communities.  

Benefits & Perks

As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F Co. is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive benefits that align with our company’s culture and values, but most importantly – with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:  

• Incentive bonus program 
• Annual companywide review process 
• Flexible spending accounts 
• Medical, dental and vision insurance 
• Life and disability insurance 
• Associate assistance program 
• Paid parental and adoption leave 
• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot 
• Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace 
• Paid time off and one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community 
• Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles and six work from anywhere weeks per year) 
• Seven associate wellness half days per year 
• Merchandise discount on all of our brands 
• Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within 
• Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups 
• Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU! 

Additional Information

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

This role allows for remote work across the U.S.. Therefore, in states and cities that require the hourly or salary compensation or pay range to be included in a job posting, the recruiting pay range for this position is $109,000 - $128,000. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, your years of experience, your work location, comparison to other employees in similar or related roles, or market demands. The range may be modified in the future.

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