honeycomb.io · 13 hours ago
Staff AI Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$259K/yr - $305K/yr
7+ years expHoneycomb is a service for observability and developer tools, working with notable companies like HelloFresh and Slack. As a Staff AI Engineer, you will lead high-impact AI projects, mentor teammates, and help define the future of AI-powered features at Honeycomb.
Cloud Data ServicesData VisualizationDeveloper ToolsDevOpsInformation TechnologySoftware Engineering
No H1B
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end implementation of AI-powered product features, from prototypes to production. Mentor other engineers on the team, leveling up the team as a whole. Collaborate across the organization to support shipping these features to production
Handle prompt engineering, model tuning, and evaluation strategies to improve reliability and UX
Collaborate with product and design partners in defining and scoping AI-driven experiences
Teach best practices for working with LLMs, including prompt design and evaluation methodologies
Learn deeply about Honeycomb’s workflows and user problems to build truly helpful AI features
Iterate through fast feedback loops, experimentation, and sharing both wins and failures
Qualification
Required
Ideally 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years building ML/AI-powered features in production
Proven experience shipping production AI/GenAI features end-to-end
Strong background as a Staff-level product software engineer (not data science or ML-research-only)
Experience iteratively improving GenAI-powered features based on quantitative and qualitative signals
Ability to design, run, and evaluate experiments for AI features
Prior on-call experience supporting production systems
Deep expertise in LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, and evaluation methods
Proficiency in backend development using Python, Go, Ruby, TypeScript or a similar language
Strong cross-functional skills and a track record of collaborating closely with PMs and designers
Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in fast-paced environments
Preferred
Experience with observability tools, production infrastructure, or public contributions to the AI community
Benefits
A stake in our success - generous equity with employee-friendly stock program
Unlimited PTO and paid sabbatical
Home office, co-working, and internet stipend
Full benefits coverage for employees, with additional coverage available for dependents
Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of path to parenthood
Annual development allowance
Company
honeycomb.io
Honeycomb is the observability platform that enables engineering teams to find and solve problems they couldn't before.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$146.9MKey Investors
HeadlineInsight PartnersScale Venture Partners
2023-04-06Series D· $50M
2021-10-20Series C· $50M
2021-02-02Series B· $20M
Leadership Team
Christine Yen
Co-founder/CEO
Liz Fong-Jones
Field CTO
Recent News
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