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Senior Backend Engineer

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(Fully remote, async-first, DevTool SaaS, 32-40h/week, time zones: UTC-3 to UTC+3)

Join Checkly 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 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 startup environment with inclusive benefits and full transparency about how we pay.

What you'll do

Harden & expand our backend

Our backend runs on Hapi.js and a AWS based 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). You’ll work on scaling our current backend platform to meet the demands of our growing business.

Help build & shape our frontend

You will also be working together with our frontend engineers and designers on our Vue.js based frontend to ship amazing new features and disrupt the monitoring industry.

What you should have

You have deep experience in building applications in a professional product (SaaS) environment ideally with JS/TS & Node.js.
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, flexible work hours, async-first (low meeting, high productivity) and transparent culture
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

Find out more here.

What we pay

Fair, competitive, and transparent pay is very important for us. Therefore we work with a standardized salary calculator 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.

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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 and open-sourced our employee handbook. There you'll find a sneak peek of who we are, how we work and what you can expect in our hiring process.

Checkly Glassdoor Company Review

4.6

Checkly DE&I Review

5.0

CEO of Checkly

Hannes Lenke

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What You Should Know About Senior Backend Engineer, Checkly

Join Checkly as a Senior Backend Engineer and dive into the exciting world of performance and reliability for developers! At Checkly, we're all about empowering engineers to take ownership of their applications—from the moment a pull request is made to the inevitable post-mortem. Our tech stack includes tools like OpenTelemetry, Playwright, and Monitoring as Code, allowing us to combine testing, monitoring, and observability seamlessly. We're a fully remote, async-first company, meaning you can often find yourself shipping code without endless meetings bogging you down. Imagine contributing to our backend, which is built on Hapi.js and powered by AWS, while also getting the chance to collaborate with our talented frontend team utilizing Vue.js! If you thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy making a tangible business impact, you’ll fit right in! Here’s your chance to join a startup that values transparency, encourages a diverse team, and believes in the importance of work-life balance, with 27 paid vacation days and generous learning budgets. Plus, we’re thrilled to have raised $20M in Series B funding to kick our growth into overdrive! Checkly is trusted by thousands of developers at companies like 1Password and LinkedIn. If you’re ready to help us scale our backend and build innovative features that will reshape the monitoring landscape, we’d love to hear from you.

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What are the key responsibilities of a Senior Backend Engineer at Checkly?

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Checkly, you'll be responsible for enhancing our backend infrastructure built on Hapi.js and AWS. You'll be involved in developing and scaling new features, working closely with both backend and frontend teams to create cohesive updates. You'll also have the chance to impact the performance and reliability of applications, providing critical support for our community of developers.