Remote Senior Software Engineer I - Frontend Observability

Description:

• Honeycomb is a service focused on defining observability and enhancing developer tools, working with notable companies like HelloFresh, Slack, LaunchDarkly, and Vanguard.
• The company has recently closed Series D funding, surpassed 200 employees, and has been recognized in Forbes’ America’s Best Startups of 2022 and 2023.
• Honeycomb is a remote-first company that values impact, culture, trust, autonomy, and accountability.
• The team is responsible for building the Honeycomb for Frontend Observability (HFO) product, which extends observability to frontend systems using OpenTelemetry and SDKs for various platforms.
• The role involves contributing to a greenfield UI project, building and maintaining instrumentation libraries, writing code primarily in React, TypeScript, and Golang, and participating in OSS discussions.
• The team emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, and maintaining a balance between delivery and technical quality.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have deep experience in frontend development with modern web frameworks such as React and Next.js.
• A strong comfort level with writing quality code and a curiosity about instrumentation is required.
• A flexible growth mindset is essential, knowing when to polish code and when to experiment.
• Clear and open communication skills are valued, as feedback is considered a core engineering skill.
• A strong sense of teamwork and experience working in cross-functional teams is necessary.
• Interest in contributing to OpenTelemetry is expected.
• Bonus qualifications include experience in Golang, Flutter, open source contributions, and mobile development.

Benefits:

• Employees receive generous equity through an employee-friendly stock program.
• Pay is based on transparent levels relative to experience, ensuring fairness in compensation.
• The company offers unlimited PTO and a paid sabbatical for time to recharge.
• A remote-first culture is strongly supported, with stipends for home office, co-working, and internet expenses.
• Health benefits include 100% coverage for employees and 75% for dependents.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave is provided, regardless of the path to parenthood.
• An annual development allowance is available for professional growth.
• Additional benefits and perks are included, enhancing the overall employee experience.