Staff Platform Engineer

Honeycomb, a Series D-funded observability platform named to Forbes' America's Best Startups, is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to join their Core Services team. This role focuses on building and managing critical infrastructure handling millions of messages per second through Kafka clusters and storage systems. The position offers the unique opportunity to work on high-scale distributed systems while collaborating with a remote-first, inclusive team serving notable clients like HelloFresh, Slack, and LaunchDarkly. The ideal candidate will balance technical expertise in both software engineering and operations with strong problem-solving abilities and cross-functional collaboration skills. The role offers competitive compensation ($190K-$235K), comprehensive benefits, and the chance to impact a rapidly growing platform that's raising industry standards for developer tools. This position welcomes candidates from the US and Canada to join a culture that values impact, inclusion, and technical excellence.