Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)

About the Role

Join Checkly as a Senior Backend Engineer and be at the forefront of the Monitoring as Code (MaC) movement. We're a remote-first startup on a mission to enable developers to detect and resolve issues 10x faster with code-first synthetic monitoring for modern DevOps. Monitor your APIs and apps at a fraction of the price of legacy providers. Powered by a Monitoring as Code workflow and Playwright.

Thousands of developers are using Checkly today, including those at 1Password, Autodesk, AutoTrader, CrowdStrike, Deno, Render, Sentry, and Vercel.

We deploy ~20 times per day to production on average. We use Vue / Node.js / Postgres / AWS / ClickHouse. We're processing ~4000 API and Browser checks per minute now. We don't do daily sync stand ups. We keep meetings to a minimum. We work in small teams, with devs, product and design mixed together. We have over 1,000 paying customers challenging us every day. We have an onboarding plan for every new joiner.

What You’ll Do

Harden & expand our backend
Our backend runs on Hapi.js 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). You’ll work on scaling our current backend platform to meet the demands of our growing business.

About You

You have deep experience in building applications in a professional product (SaaS) environment ideally with JavaScript / 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!

What We Offer

Transparent salary because your salary shouldn't be dictated by how good a negotiator you are.
Become part of a fast-growing, international, and remote team where you can have a real impact
Remote- first, flexible work hours, async-first and transparent culture
Stock options
27 days of paid vacation + your local public holidays
Paid sick leave & up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
$1,000 learning & visiting budget
Co-working budget or home office setup
Company retreats

Compensation Range

€78K - €97K

Benefits
Extracted with AI

Transparent salary
Remote-first work environment
Flexible work hours
Stock options
27 days paid vacation
Paid sick leave
Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave
$1,000 learning & visiting budget
Co-working budget or home office setup
Company retreats

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