Senior Software Engineer II – App Observability Team

Honeycomb.io is hiring a remote Senior Software Engineer II to join the App Observability (App O11y) team and help shape the core capabilities that make modern observability possible. If you love designing durable backend systems in Go and want to deliver tools that developers genuinely rely on, this fully remote role based in Canada is built for you.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer II on the App O11y team at Honeycomb.io, you'll own the foundational workflows customers depend on — querying, metrics, anomaly detection, and high-level analysis — that let teams stream their telemetry into Honeycomb and dig into problems fast. This is a senior, hands-on position with rotating tech-lead responsibilities, so every engineer gets room to lead and grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and ship backend services and APIs in Go, prioritizing readability, long-term maintainability, and backward compatibility while weighing cost, scale, and risk.
• Build full-stack product features, contributing React/TypeScript on the frontend and Go on the backend to deliver real customer value.
• Set technical direction by defining patterns and operational standards, then planning and leading complex, multi-team projects with external dependencies.
• Partner within a product triad alongside design and product, iterating quickly on user feedback and helping shape quarterly and technical roadmaps.
• Take part in on-call rotations, owning your software in production and balancing new feature work against reliability needs.
• Mentor fellow engineers, share knowledge generously, and communicate clearly in writing and in person to multiply the team's impact.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience designing and maintaining backend systems and APIs in Go (or comparable languages), with well-formed views on API design, error handling, and developer experience.
• Professional frontend experience with React and TypeScript, contributing across the full development lifecycle while keeping backend as your core strength.
• A track record of leading complex projects that cross multiple teams or systems, breaking down work and shipping incrementally.
• Strong ownership and autonomy — driving projects from planning through deployment, tackling tech debt, and debugging deep across the stack.
• A history of mentoring engineers, leading design reviews, and raising the quality bar for a team.
• A collaborative, flexible mindset, clear communication, and genuine interest in observability and healthy production culture. Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools such as Copilot, Claude Code, or Cursor is a plus.

About Honeycomb.io

Honeycomb is redefining observability and partnering with companies like HelloFresh, Slack, LaunchDarkly, and Vanguard. Following Series D funding, surpassing 200 people, and recognition on Forbes' America's Best Startups of 2022 and 2023, we're a fully distributed, fiercely inclusive team that values impact, trust, and accountability from day one.

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