honeycomb.io

Founded in 2016, we provide an observability platform for engineering teams to identify and resolve issues in cloud applications. We unify logs, metrics, and traces into a single data type, allowing subsecond queries to reveal problems traditional tools miss. Our platform uses distributed tracing and a query engine to provide contextual telemetry data, helping engineers understand problem causes and affected users.

Features include interactive interfaces, AI-powered BubbleUp for outlier detection, and tools like Triggers, Service Map, and SLOs. Our OpenTelemetry-compatible platform supports Distributed Tracing, Log Analytics, Custom Metrics, Frontend Observability, and LLM Observability. Our columnar data store handles high-volume telemetry, allowing unlimited custom metrics and fields without extra cost. AI-assisted tools such as Canvas and Honeycomb MCP integrate with AI agents.

We integrate with over 60 software development lifecycle tools, and our platform is used by enterprises worldwide. Our expertise spans devops, site reliability engineering, observability, microservices, logging, distributed systems, debugging, and high-cardinality data. We have 201-500 employees and operate in Software Development.

Our mission is to bring observability to every software engineer, enabling faster debugging and innovation. Our values guide how we work and build our culture:

• “Fast and close to right is better than perfect”: We believe in rapid iteration and shipping, valuing speed and functional craft over prolonged pursuit of perfection.
• “We hire adults”: We foster a transparent and supportive environment where employees are encouraged to prioritize their well-being and openly discuss challenges.
• “Everything is an experiment”: We promote purposeful experimentation, honest evaluation, and shared results, detaching from specific outcomes to drive progress.
• “Feedback is a muscle”: We recognize that giving and receiving feedback is a skill that requires continuous development and practice.
• “Act with autonomy and ownership”: We encourage curiosity, a focus on impact, independent judgment, and prioritizing collective success through bold, innovative action.

We are a fully-remote company with an impact-driven and human-first culture, employing 201-500 individuals. We champion autonomy and encourage our team to challenge the status quo. We maintain human connections through remote-friendly communication and regular offsites. We foster intentional inclusion via virtual events like All Hands, Demo Days, Virtual Happy Hours, Culture Quorums, Donut Chats, and Virtual Team Lunches.

Our departments include Engineering & IT, Product, Marketing, Revenue, Finance & Accounting, and People & Culture. We believe every voice matters, which is why we reserve a board seat for a frontline employee to ensure customer insights are integrated at the highest level. Customer support is available in North America and EMEA during business hours.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package:

• We pay competitive, San Francisco-based salaries, regardless of your location.
• We support work-life balance through flexible Paid Time Off (PTO), including a minimum amount of time off we encourage you to take, and paid sabbatical leave.
• We cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees.
• We provide up to 16 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave, plus inclusive family-building benefits that cover costs for adoption, surrogacy, IVF, and egg freezing. We also offer resources for LGBTQ and non-birthing parents.
• Our benefits include a 401K and fully paid life insurance.
• Employees receive generous equity, an employee-friendly stock option program, a one-time home setup stipend, and work-from-anywhere expense reimbursement.