Senior Resident Architect

Honeycomb.io

Senior Resident Architect guiding United States customers on Honeycomb observability, telemetry modeling, and instrumentation. Advising engineering leaders on sampling, SRE practices, and durable data strategies.

Posted 8/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in OpenTelemetry, telemetry data modeling, and observability practices, with a strong ability to mentor engineering teams and develop technical solutions. Proficient in cloud platforms and CI/CD practices, ensuring effective instrumentation and data governance.

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OpenTelemetry ExpertiseTelemetry Data ModelingAWS, GCP, or Azure KnowledgeCI/CD Platforms ExperienceFluency in Ruby, Python, Go, JavaScript, Java, or .NET

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Hard Skills

Telemetry Data ModelingEvent SchemasApplication Architecture UnderstandingOpenTelemetryDistributed Systems ExperienceTechnical Communication SkillsData GovernanceInstrumentation Best PracticesSampling OperationsTechnical Troubleshooting

Soft Skills

MentoringCoachingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPAzureTerraformKubernetesHelmCircleCIGitHub Actions

Industry Keywords

ObservabilitySRE ConceptsTelemetry OwnershipDocumentation StandardsAttribution Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKubernetes.NETPythonRubyTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead customers in the strategic application of Honeycomb and observability practices to meet technical and business goals
Shape how customers’ telemetry data is structured, governed, and used across their organizations
Partner with Customer Success Managers and Account Executives to articulate Honeycomb’s value proposition, vision, and strategy
Advise customers on telemetry schema design and data modeling
Become a subject-matter expert in Sampling and Honeycomb Refinery sampling operations
Teach, coach, and mentor engineering teams and leaders in observability, SRE concepts, and instrumentation best practices
Advise customers on telemetry ownership, standards, documentation, naming conventions, and attribution practices
Troubleshoot and develop technical and sociotechnical solutions to customer issues
Create reusable trainings, talks, blog posts, white papers, demos, and reference architectures
Represent the customer voice in internal Engineering and Product Management meetings
Stay current on Honeycomb technologies, products, and the observability ecosystem

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep understanding of OpenTelemetry, its projects, components, SDKs, and ecosystem
Strong understanding of telemetry data modeling, event schemas, cardinality, and long-term queryability
Ability to understand application architecture and flow for effective instrumentation
Working knowledge of AWS, GCP, or Azure
Working knowledge of Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm
Working knowledge of CI/CD platforms and practices, including CircleCI and GitHub Actions
Previous experience in Software Development or System Operations
Strong preference for experience with distributed systems at scale
Fluency in at least one of Ruby, Python, Go, JavaScript, Java, or .NET
Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills, tailored to engineering teams and technical leadership
Ability to work in the United States
Honeycomb cannot currently sponsor or support visa transfers
Hired persons must verify identity and eligibility to work

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous equity with employee-friendly stock program
Transparent pay based on levels relative to experience
Unlimited PTO
Distributed-first mindset and culture
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