Midlevel Backend Engineer - Storage Team

Honeycomb is a service that helps engineering teams deeply explore and understand their own production systems in real time, specializing in distributed systems and empowering software engineers.
$165,000 - $180,000
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
Remote
101 - 500 Employees
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Midlevel Backend Engineer - Storage Team

Honeycomb is seeking a midlevel backend engineer to join their Storage team, responsible for storing and querying enormous amounts of data. The role involves scaling high-throughput services, maintaining and maturing a distributed columnar datastore, supporting software in production, collaborating with a diverse team, and experimenting with new approaches. The ideal candidate should have an interest in becoming a Go expert, work well with other teams, care deeply about software quality and testing, and value clear, open communication. Honeycomb processes millions of events per second and aims to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance of their bespoke architecture. This remote-first company offers competitive compensation, generous benefits, and a culture focused on impact and living their values.

Last updated 8 days ago

Responsibilities For Midlevel Backend Engineer - Storage Team

  • Scale high-throughput services processing millions of events per second
  • Maintain and mature a distributed columnar datastore
  • Support software in production, including on-call rotation
  • Partner with the Storage team on high impact initiatives
  • Experiment with new approaches to meet customer needs
  • Collaborate with product teams to ensure customer access to data in a highly performant way

Requirements For Midlevel Backend Engineer - Storage Team

Go
Kubernetes
  • Interest in becoming a Go expert
  • Experience with or willingness to learn about building databases, performance-limited environments, or Kubernetes Operators
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to work well with other teams
  • Deep care for software quality and testing
  • Experience with code reviewing and providing thoughtful feedback

Benefits For Midlevel Backend Engineer - Storage Team

401k
Dental Insurance
Equity
Medical Insurance
Mental Health Assistance
Parental Leave
Vision Insurance
  • Competitive base pay
  • Generous equity with employee-friendly stock program
  • 401k plan
  • 100% employee coverage for Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
  • 75% coverage for dependents
  • Unlimited PTO policy plus ~23 days off throughout the year
  • $600 annual perk stipend
  • $500 Home Setup Stipend
  • $200 Reimbursement for Cell/Wifi/CoWorking
  • $1500+ Annual Professional Development Allowance
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Maven Inclusive Family-Building benefit
  • Modern Health well-being benefit
  • Semi-annual performance conversations
  • Annual compensation review

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