(Fully remote, async-first, DevTool SaaS, 32-40h/week, time zones: UTC-3 to
UTC+3)
Join Checkly [https://www.checklyhq.com/] as a Senior Backend Engineer and
empower developers to own and ensure application performance and reliability –
from pull request to post-mortem!
Checkly helps engineers build reliable products by unifying testing, monitoring
and observability. OpenTelemetry, Playwright, and Monitoring as Code are our
foundation for unifying performance and reliability.
Our tech stack is Vue.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, ClickHouse and AWS. We
ship to prod all day, every day. We practice Agile (not scrum) and take pride in
good documentation and good looking products.
We’re a remote-first startup that keeps things simple—low on meetings, high on
productivity, and always shipping. If you love building cool things, working
async, actually listening to and working with customers, and keeping it lean,
you’ll fit right in!
Thousands of developers—teams at 1Password, CrowdStrike, Render, LinkedIn and
Vercel included—trust Checkly to keep their apps running smoothly. In 2024, we
raised $20M in Series B
[https://www.checklyhq.com/blog/announcing-20m-to-enable-engineers-to-detect-and-r/]
funding from Balderton, CRV, and Accel to take things to the next level.
We care about building a team where people of all backgrounds are encouraged to
do their best work. To achieve this we built a flexible, remote-first and
async-first
[https://blog.checklyhq.com/how-to-build-a-leading-remote-first-company-while-exceeding-company-goals-do-this/]
startup environment with inclusive benefits
[https://www.notion.so/Benefits-Perks-ad474bec3a5d4d17bfbb43ebae3fec9c?pvs=21]
and full transparency about how we pay.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Harden & expand our backend
Our backend runs on Hapi.js, Golang and a AWS based monitoring infrastructure,
distributed around the globe. We ran over 2.5 billion checks already and are
ramping up for a lot more.
You will help us build out new features and expand existing features. We have a
TON of exciting stuff lined up (check out our public roadmap
[https://feedback.checklyhq.com/]). You’ll work on scaling our current backend
platform to meet the demands of our growing business.
WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE
* You have deep experience in building applications in a professional product
(SaaS) environment ideally with TypeScript / Golang.
* You like to have business impact and the instant visibility that a start up
offers
* You like to work in a growing company with experienced founders
* You assume good intentions and are a great communicator in spoken and written
English
* You have the ability to be autonomous and self-motivated in a remote work
environment, while you also enjoy getting to know your colleagues and helping
others
* You are quick to pick up on new stuff and enjoy the process of learning new
things
* You love making software!
* FULLY remote role, within the UTC-3 to UTC+3 time zones.
WHY US?
* Transparent salary because your salary shouldn’t be dictated by how good a
negotiator you are. (more info below)
* Remote-first
[https://blog.checklyhq.com/we-scored-10-5-on-gitlabs-12-steps-to-better-remote-test/],
flexible work hours
[https://www.notion.so/Remote-first-working-hours-75c4fb08dc49400cabee6a3a9b827cc5?pvs=21],
async-first
[https://www.notion.so/Async-by-default-Async-1-0-Checkly-b9dd37bec51d436bae6635ffce8c6730?pvs=21]
(low meeting, high productivity) and transparent culture
[https://www.notion.so/Meetings-communication-transparency-b130664febf94ae9b320bd4a78370f2e?pvs=21]
* Become part of a fast-growing, international, and remote team where your work
matters—your impact won’t get lost in layers of bureaucracy.
* Stock options
* 27 days of paid vacation + your local public holidays
* Paid sick leave & up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
* $1,500 learning, visiting and wellness budget
* Co-working budget or home office setup
* Bi-annual company retreats
* Employee & contractor options
[https://www.notion.so/How-we-hire-1e46e4c2e05040df8de0511cd04b7aa5?pvs=21]
Find out more here
[https://www.notion.so/Benefits-Perks-ad474bec3a5d4d17bfbb43ebae3fec9c?pvs=21].
WHAT WE PAY
Fair, competitive, and transparent pay is very important for us. Therefore we
work with a standardized salary calculator [https://pay.checklyhq.com/] that
includes several factors such as seniority level as well as location.
For this role, the range is
* €93k – €103k for someone in a similar cost of market as UK, Germany etc.
* €84k – €93k for someone in a similar cost of market as Spain, Poland, Ukraine
etc.
APPLY
If this sounds interesting, please apply! Studies by several different sources
have shown that on average men will apply for a job if they meet 60% of the
application requirements. Women, non-binary people and POC will seek to match a
much higher percentage of requirements before applying. If you’re not sure
you’re the right fit, apply anyway and let us know what you bring to the table.
We’d love to hear from you!
We’re all about being transparent and setting clear expectations. That’s why
we’ve put together our hiring playbook
[https://www.notion.so/Checkly-Hiring-Playbook-54bc05178d3b4118a15effe885f96d1a?pvs=21]
and open-sourced our employee handbook
[https://www.notion.so/Checkly-s-Employee-Handbook-f262e36a64d641af8588a1c09bc0ff48?pvs=21].
There you’ll find a sneak peek of who we are, how we work and what you can
expect in our hiring process.
