Senior Software Engineer I - App Observability
Honeycomb.io
$160,000–$180,000
Jul 10, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior backend-leaning full-stack engineer role on a team responsible for core observability features — querying, metrics, anomaly detection, and telemetry analysis. Day-to-day work involves designing and building Go APIs and backend services, contributing React/TypeScript frontend code, rotating through tech lead responsibilities on feature projects, and participating in on-call production support. Suits engineers with strong Go backend experience who can also work across the stack.
Senior level · Remote · Full-time
Pay in the description: $160,000–$180,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 26,700 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 16,000–40,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (5)
The title 'Senior Software Engineer I' is an unusual hybrid — it carries an explicit 'Senior' label but the appended 'I' suggests the lowest rung of the senior band. Seniority is assessed as Senior, consistent with both the title and the scope described.
No minimum total years of experience is stated anywhere in the posting.
Go and React/TypeScript are listed under the primary requirements section with firm language ('solid experience', 'professional experience'), making them hard gates. Primary expertise is described as backend (Go), with frontend (React/TypeScript) as a required but secondary proficiency.
AI coding tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) appear under an explicit 'Nice to have' section and are therefore preferred, not required.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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