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Honeycomb.io is hiring a Staff Software Engineer - Explore

About the Role

This role involves designing and implementing scalable systems, guiding technical direction, and collaborating across teams to deliver reliable software solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of high-performance backend systems
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product requirements
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance
  • Drive improvements in system reliability and operational efficiency
  • Solve challenging distributed systems problems at scale
  • Evaluate and integrate new technologies and tools
  • Contribute to architectural decisions across multiple services
  • Ensure software quality through testing and automation
  • Participate in incident response and post-mortem analysis
  • Promote best practices in security and observability
  • Work closely with product and design to shape feature development
  • Optimize data processing pipelines for performance and accuracy
  • Support the evolution of internal developer platforms
  • Advocate for user-centric engineering solutions
  • Help refine engineering processes and workflows
  • Contribute to long-term technical strategy
  • Identify and address technical debt
  • Foster a culture of learning and knowledge sharing
  • Improve deployment and monitoring infrastructure
  • Collaborate on API design and service contracts
  • Ensure compliance with data privacy standards
  • Scale systems to handle growing data volumes
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues
  • Guide project scoping and technical estimation
  • Promote inclusive team practices

Nice to Have

  • Experience with observability platforms
  • Contributions to open-source projects
  • Background in developer tooling
  • Knowledge of tracing and metrics systems
  • Familiarity with high-cardinality data
  • Prior work in SaaS environments
  • Leadership in technical communities
  • Public speaking or conference experience
  • Advanced degree in computer science

Compensation

Competitive salary based on experience and location

Work Arrangement

Remote-first with optional office spaces

Team

Part of the engineering team focused on core platform development and innovation

Our Values

  • We value transparency, collaboration, and technical excellence
  • We prioritize learning, inclusivity, and sustainable work practices

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Home office stipend
  • Learning and development budget
  • Equity compensation
  • Parental leave
  • 401(k) matching
  • Mental health support

Diversity and Inclusion

  • We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace
  • We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds

Visa sponsorship available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
React.jsTypeScriptGoDistributed SystemsData VisualizationAPI DesignPerformance Optimization
About company
Honeycomb.io
Honeycomb is a service defining observability and raising expectations of developer tools. They work with companies like HelloFresh, Slack, LaunchDarkly, and Vanguard, and have scaled past 200 employees with Series D funding.
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Posted 10 months ago