Canada Remote (Country) CAD 289,200 – 325,000 / year

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
Job Details
Location Canada
Work mode Remote (Country)
Salary CAD 289,200 – 325,000 / year
Category other
Posted a year ago
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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