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Senior Backend Engineer

Gremlin

Location: USA Advertised pay: USD 220,000–290,000 / yearly Work arrangement: Region-restricted remote Employment: Full Time Posted: November 9, 2026 Freshness: Posted today Source check: Observed very recently
Disclosure4 of 5 core facts statedReview uncertainties
Last source observationObserved very recentlyObservation is not employer confirmation.
Application destinationjobicy.comReview the application route and source evidence in the full report below.

Before relying on the listing: Confirm Application closing time with the employer or source. See verification questions

Executive opportunity brief

The decision in one screen

A compact evidence-first read of compensation, flexibility, mobility and what still needs verification. No universal quality score is used.

Compensation positionAbove the current upper quartile142 current same-currency observations
Work flexibilityRegion-restricted remoteBased only on stated location/work-arrangement evidence.
Decision evidence4 of 5 core facts knownThis listing states more core decision facts than the median role in the current sample.
Mobility evidenceSponsorship not establishedUnknown evidence is not treated as unavailable.
Current alternatives3411 current same-family rolesCurrent HPJ inventory, not the whole labor market.
Negotiation readinessNegotiation evidence available: advertised pay range, current same-currency market context, strong decision evidence.Use the private Offer & Negotiation Lab below if an offer arrives.

Fast read

Opportunity DNA

The strongest upside: pay compares strongly with similar current roles. The main trade-off: location rules could change the fit.

May appeal in aCompensation-led search
PayStrong current position

Around the 88th percentile within 142 comparable USD salary observations.

FlexibilityLocation limits visible

Geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region.

Entry pathRequirements unclear

The listing does not make the minimum education or experience threshold clear enough yet.

MobilityNot established

Sponsorship and relocation support are not clear from the current listing.

ApplicationSome process detail

Part of the application route can be assessed, but the full external process may contain additional steps.

TraceabilityCurrent source traceable

At least one recent enabled source can still renew this vacancy.

This fingerprint summarizes what is clear, constrained or still unanswered in the current listing. It is a reading aid, not an overall job score.

Decision evidence check

4 of 5 core facts stated

This checks whether the listing states the facts that commonly change an employment decision. It measures disclosure completeness, not whether the opportunity is good or bad.

Facts already stated

  • Compensation
  • Work arrangement
  • Advertised location
  • Employment type

What to verify next

  • Application closing time: Is there a firm application deadline, a rolling review window or no stated closing date?

Advertised location is not proof of work authorization, sponsorship, or legal eligibility. Unknown information is not a negative score; verify those questions separately.

Decision levers

What could make or break the fit?

Reasons to look closer

  • Pay compares strongly with similar current roles: The annualized midpoint is around the 88th percentile among 142 comparable USD salary observations.

Trade-offs to weigh

  • Location rules could change the fit: Geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region.

Questions worth asking before you invest more time

  • Confirm whether a degree is actually required, preferred, or replaceable with equivalent experience.
  • Confirm the actual minimum experience requirement rather than assuming preferred background is mandatory.
  • Ask whether visa sponsorship is available before investing significant time in the application.

These questions come from details the listing leaves open. An unanswered point is not treated as a disadvantage.

Opportunity neighborhood

Keep your options open

These live roles sit close enough to this opportunity to make useful comparison points. Look across several employers before deciding what pay, flexibility or access trade-offs you are willing to accept.

Manager II, Developer Advocacy

Datadog · USA

USD 212,000–265,000 / year Region-restricted remote 4/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Same country · Similar work arrangement

About 6% lower advertised midpoint

Senior Software Engineer* Agentic AI

Accso – Accelerated Solutions GmbH · Darmstadt

Salary not disclosed On-site / hybrid 3/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Same employment type · Recently posted

Different angle: Different work arrangement

Senior Software Engineer - OpenCRQ

Filigran · France

Salary not disclosed On-site / hybrid 3/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Same employment type · Recently posted

Different angle: Different country · Different work arrangement

Senior DevOps Engineer

Xyz Reality · London Office

Salary not disclosed On-site / hybrid 3/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Same employment type · Recently posted

Different angle: Different work arrangement

This neighborhood is drawn from current inventory in the same broad occupation. Similarity is based on explicit listing facts; missing details do not count against a job.

Role market context

How much current choice is visible around this kind of work?

This compares the vacancy with current High Paid Job inventory in the broad Software engineering roles family. It describes visible choice and disclosure, not future demand or career quality.

Current visible roles3,411

200 most recent current roles sampled for the disclosure measures below.

Employers represented128

Distinct employers in the bounded current sample, not an estimate of all employers hiring in the market.

Decision-ready disclosure24%

Current sampled roles stating at least four of the five Core Decision Facts.

Compensation stated18%

Requires a numeric amount, explicit ISO currency and supported pay period.

Work arrangement stated100%

Listings with explicit enough remote, hybrid or on-site evidence to classify.

Stated closing time13%

Missing deadline evidence remains unknown and is not interpreted as an open-ended application window.

Disclosure comparison: This listing states more core decision facts than the median role in the current sample. This listing: 4/5 · sample median: 3.0/5.

Currencies with explicit pay evidence in the sample: USD (22) · EUR (9) · GBP (4). Raw amounts across different currencies are not compared.

This describes current visible High Paid Job inventory in the same broad occupation family. Percentages use a bounded recent sample and are not a forecast, a complete labor-market census or an employer-quality measure.

Constraint opportunity lab

What changes the size of the current opportunity pool?

Each line applies one stricter evidence-based constraint to the same bounded current role-family sample. It helps you see the trade-off in visible choice without deciding which trade-off is right for you.

Require explicit sponsorship or relocation support 0 / 200 0%

Counts only affirmative or possible sponsorship evidence, or relocation explicitly offered. Unknown is not treated as no.

Require worldwide remote evidence 17 / 200 9%

A much stricter subset: only listings with explicit worldwide-remote evidence remain.

Keep this advertised salary floor in the same currency 3 / 22 14%

Only same-currency opportunities with usable annualized pay enter this comparison. Other currencies are not converted or treated as lower.

Require usable compensation disclosure 35 / 200 18%

Requires amount, explicit ISO currency and a supported pay period. Missing pay evidence remains unknown.

Require at least four Core Decision Facts 47 / 200 24%

Shows the subset with enough stated evidence for a more informed first comparison.

Stay in the same stated country 20 / 65 31%

Uses only roles where a country is known. Roles without country evidence are excluded from this denominator.

Require a remote-listed arrangement 78 / 200 39%

Counts roles explicitly classified as worldwide remote, region-restricted remote or remote with restrictions still unclear.

Keep the same employment type 130 / 141 92%

Uses only roles with a stated employment type.

These are counterfactual filters over a bounded sample of current HPJ inventory in the same broad occupation family. They show how visible choice changes when one evidence-based constraint is applied; they do not tell you which constraint you should choose or predict hiring outcomes. The calculation uses the 200 most recent current roles from 3411 visible roles in this broad family.

Salary transparency context

Is pay disclosure typical for this kind of role?

This listing states usable structured compensation. About 18% of the bounded current role sample does the same.

This listingUsable pay stated

Compensation counts only when amount, ISO currency and supported pay period are all known.

Current same-role sample18%

Pay disclosure is uncommon in the current role sample.

Current employer pattern75%

This employer’s current visible listings disclose pay materially more often than the current same-role sample.

This compares salary-disclosure behavior in current visible listings. It does not compare raw salary amounts across currencies, infer undisclosed pay as zero, or rate employer quality.

Private offer & negotiation lab

Turn an offer into evidence, not guesswork

Enter an annual base offer and, if you want, your own target. HPJ compares only within one explicit currency and never chooses a target for you.

Advertised annualized payUSD 220,000–290,000 / yearListing evidence only.
Current comparable medianUSD 178,25022 current sampled roles
Current upper quartileUSD 239,625Current HPJ inventory context, not a salary recommendation.

Negotiation evidence available: advertised pay range, current same-currency market context, strong decision evidence.

Enter an annual base offer to compare it with explicit same-currency evidence. HPJ will not suggest a target for you.

Review the full package · 10 terms

Mark what is confirmed, what needs clarification and what you want to prioritize. These choices and notes stay in this browser.

Base payKnown

Usable advertised compensation is available.

Bonus / commissionMentioned

Variable compensation is mentioned; verify amount, formula, target and eligibility.

Equity / long-term incentivesMentioned

Equity or long-term incentive language is mentioned; verify grant type, vesting and valuation basis.

Retirement / pensionMentioned

Retirement or pension benefits are mentioned; verify employer contribution and vesting.

Health benefitsVerify

Health-benefit language is mentioned; verify coverage, dependants and employee cost.

Paid leaveVerify

Paid-leave language is mentioned; verify the exact entitlement and carry-over rules.

Work arrangementKnown

A work-arrangement signal is available; verify schedule details before relying on it.

RelocationVerify

Relocation support not established

Visa / work authorizationVerify

Sponsorship not established

Review timingVerify

A review cycle is mentioned; verify timing and whether compensation can change at that review.

Questions worth taking into the offer conversation

  • What health coverage is included and what costs remain with the employee?
  • How much paid leave is provided and what are the carry-over or blackout rules?
  • If relocation is relevant, what expenses, timing and repayment conditions are covered?
  • What exact sponsorship or work-authorization conditions apply to this role?
  • When is the first performance and compensation review after joining?
  • Is there a firm application deadline, a rolling review window or no stated closing date?

Occupation intelligence

What broader career references connect to this role?

HPJ uses broad comparison families for current-market analysis. External taxonomy results are reference candidates for that broad family, not a declaration that this vacancy has been authoritatively classified into a specific occupation.

HPJ comparison familySoftware engineering roles
Adjacent families worth exploringData & AI roles · Cybersecurity roles · Product roles

European occupation references

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

U.S. occupation references

This site incorporates information from O*NET Web Services by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Career reference research

Skills worth investigating

Official occupational context, paired with exact phrases visible in this vacancy. It is not a skills test or an applicant-fit score.

ESCO · European occupation

software developer

Usually essential in this ESCO occupation
  • integrated development environment software
  • debug software
  • ICT debugging tools
  • perform scientific research
  • project management
  • use technical drawing software
  • manage engineering project
Context-dependent ESCO skills
  • smart contract
  • Prolog (computer programming)
  • JavaScriptPhrase in listing
  • blockchain platforms
  • use automatic programming

O*NET · U.S. occupation

Software Developers

O*NET occupation skills
  • ProgrammingPhrase in listing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Learning
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Systems Analysis
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
Build my private skill preparation brief Your evidence · Practice · Interview questions

Plan how you might demonstrate or investigate occupational skills. These are broad-family reference examples, not confirmed vacancy requirements. Nothing you enter is sent to High Paid Job.

integrated development environment softwareESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
debug softwareESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
ICT debugging toolsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
perform scientific researchESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
project managementESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
use technical drawing softwareESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
manage engineering projectESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
smart contractESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
Prolog (computer programming)ESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
JavaScriptESCO · Optional · Exact phrase in listing
blockchain platformsESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
use automatic programmingESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
ProgrammingO*NET · Skills · Exact phrase in listing
Critical ThinkingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Judgment and Decision MakingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Active LearningO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Reading ComprehensionO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Systems AnalysisO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Active ListeningO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Complex Problem SolvingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown

Private to this browser. Up to 20 reference skills; not a qualification assessment or hiring prediction.

Useful next question: Which of these occupational reference skills does the hiring manager actually expect for this specific role, and what evidence would demonstrate them?

These skills belong to one reference occupation selected for HPJ’s broad career family, not a verified classification of this vacancy. Text overlap only means a phrase appears in the available listing text; it does not establish an employer requirement, your proficiency, or a qualification gap. A missing mention is unknown, not a deficit.

Adjacent current roles to investigate

Data & AI roles

Lead Data Analyst

Liftoff · USA

same stated country · same employment type · similar work-arrangement evidence
Product roles

Payment Product Manager (Fiat)

Binance · Hong Kong, Singapore

same seniority band · same employment type · similar work-arrangement evidence

Adjacent-family roles are exploration prompts from current HPJ inventory. They are not inferred qualification matches and they do not imply a promotion path.

Career move map

What sits one step away?

This listing is currently read as Senior / lead. Nearby roles one visible seniority step away can help you judge whether to widen the search, stretch upward or compare the responsibilities more carefully.

Broader-entry direction

Mid-career

Associate Software Engineer

Constellation · Remote — Worldwide

Similar work arrangement · Same employment type · Recently posted Advertised midpoint is about 53% lower

Stretch direction

Leadership

Senior Developer Advocate

1Password · USA

Same country · Similar work arrangement · Same employment type Advertised midpoint is about 37% lower
Leadership

Staff Software Engineer, Product/AI

Customer.io · LATAM, Canada, USA

Same country · Similar work arrangement · Same employment type Advertised midpoint is about 6% lower

These are live roles one visible seniority step away in the same broad occupation family. They can reveal nearby options, but they are not a guaranteed promotion path and do not account for your personal experience.

Skill bridge

What does this role connect to?

AWS is one of the signals this listing shares with skills appearing often across current Software engineering roles opportunities.

Skills named in this listing

AWSDockerJavaJavaScriptKubernetesLinuxReactSQL

Shared with the current career sample

  • AWS Seen in 33 sampled listings
  • Docker Seen in 16 sampled listings
  • Java Seen in 22 sampled listings
  • Kubernetes Seen in 35 sampled listings

Combinations also appearing together

  • React + TypeScript appeared together in 22 sampled listings
  • AWS + Kubernetes appeared together in 17 sampled listings
  • Docker + Kubernetes appeared together in 13 sampled listings

Additional signals in this listing: JavaScript

Application edge

  • If these skills match your background, prepare one concrete example that shows how you used AWS, Docker, and Java rather than relying on a keyword-only claim.
  • The listing mentions extra application steps. Review those requirements before starting so you can prepare the requested material in one pass.

If the named skills are genuinely transferable in your own experience, the occupation map also points to adjacent current families worth researching: Data & AI roles, Cybersecurity roles, and Product roles. This is exploration context, not a qualification match.

Skill signals come from explicit text mentions. A mention is not automatically a requirement, and absence from the current top-skill list does not make a skill rare or unimportant. The current career comparison draws on 120 sampled listings; 113 contain a recognized skill signal.

Application Decision Lab

Turn the listing into a preparation plan

Separate what the listing actually states from what you still need to prepare or verify. Your selections and short notes stay in this browser and are never submitted to High Paid Job.

Listing mention

AWS

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Docker

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Java

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

JavaScript

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Kubernetes

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Linux

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Application step

Prepare for a stated application step

An assessment, test or work-sample step is explicitly mentioned.

Questions worth resolving before you rely on the opportunity

  • Application closing time: Is there a firm application deadline, a rolling review window or no stated closing date?
  • Work authorization / sponsorship: If sponsorship or work authorization matters to you, what exact immigration or employer-sponsorship conditions apply to this role?

Decision analysis

What the listing really tells you

Useful decision context

For Senior Backend Engineer at Gremlin, the most useful clues right now are compensation has enough depth for comparison, work-location flexibility has usable detail, and the visible application effort can be estimated. Looking at them together makes the trade-offs easier to see.

Compensation has enough depth for comparison

Among 142 current comparable salaries in USD, the normalized annual midpoint is around the 88th percentile. This compares advertised pay in the same currency and does not include every element of total compensation.

Work-location flexibility has usable detail

Location flexibility can be assessed here: Remote with some uncertainty or restrictions, with a Remote Freedom reading of 62/100. One practical limit to notice is geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region..

The visible application effort can be estimated

Provider-mediated application path · 1 visible process step. The external application may contain additional steps that are not visible from the listing itself.

The listing can be traced to a current source

The opportunity currently has 1 renewable source path across 1 source classes. Multiple independent paths can strengthen continuity, but they are not a substitute for checking the application destination.

How this analysis is assembled

The brief pulls together the parts of the vacancy that can be compared reliably today. Gaps in the listing remain visible instead of being filled with assumptions.

Analysis evidence coverage

How much analysis can the current evidence support?

100%Strong analysis evidence coverage
100%
Current-sample pay position88 / 100

Uses the explainable High Pay Score within the job’s current occupation/seniority/currency comparison sample.

Remote Freedom evidence62 / 100

Measures observable location flexibility and explicit restrictions; it does not determine whether remote work is personally desirable.

Salary evidence qualityHigh confidence · Focused salary range

The configured source supplied structured salary fields, a usable currency and a focused comparison value.

Listing freshnessPosted today

The source posting date is today.

Source provenance evidenceEstablished source evidence

At least one enabled source recently observed the vacancy. The source chain is traceable, but this is not independent employer verification.

There is no universal opportunity score because pay, flexibility and access matter differently to different people. Compare Jobs lets you weight the evidence around your own priorities.

Decision checklist

What is supported, uncertain or worth checking?

This checklist separates supported strengths, visible cautions and missing evidence. It is not an overall recommendation or guarantee that the job is suitable for you.

Supported strengths

  • Advertised pay is above much of the current comparable disclosed-salary sample.

Visible cautions

  • Geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region.
  • The role may involve non-standard hours or on-call work.
  • This is remote work with a geographic restriction, not a worldwide-remote vacancy.

Still unknown

  • Visa sponsorship is not established by the available listing data.

Qualifications & access

What qualifications are explicitly stated?

Entry-barrier evidence limited

EducationEducation requirement not established
Required experience evidenceExperience requirement not established
Explicit required barriers0
Explicit access signals0

Qualification signals come from explicit listing wording. Anything not mentioned remains unknown, so silence is never treated as proof that a degree, experience, licence or other requirement is unnecessary.

Pay vs. barriers

Strong pay with stated barriers to weigh

Pay compares strongly, but qualification or location constraints are also visible. Higher pay does not erase those practical requirements.

Current-sample pay position

Comparable disclosed-pay evidence places this job at about 88 / 100 within its current occupation/seniority sample.

Location-freedom constraints

1 explicit Remote Freedom restriction signal is present and is shown separately from qualification requirements.

Evidence gaps that could change this interpretation
  • Education requirement is not established.
  • Required prior-experience level is not established.

This section weighs pay context against clearly stated barriers without collapsing unlike requirements into one universal score. Degree, experience, licensing, clearance and location limits remain separate, and missing qualification details stay unknown.

Beyond the headline

Not enough evidence for a hidden-value finding

Potential hidden value appears only when several distinct non-pay advantages are actually supported. Missing requirements or benefits are never counted as positives.

Strong current-sample pay position

The annualized salary midpoint is at or above about 88% of the current comparable disclosed-salary sample.

Still check: The current application path is provider-mediated rather than directly classified as an employer-authorized or official route.

Hidden Value is an experimental evidence summary, not an investment-style score or guarantee of employability. It only uses explicit current listing evidence and does not infer that an unmentioned qualification is unnecessary.

Explainable opportunity highlight

Why this opportunity stands out

These are supported signals from the current listing and comparison sample—not a guarantee that this is the best job for you.

Above-market current-sample pay

Its annualized salary midpoint is at or above about 88% of the current comparable disclosed-salary sample.

Clear compensation evidence

The source provides structured salary information with a comparatively focused range, improving the usefulness of pay comparisons.

Fresh opportunity

The source posting date is today.

Compensation intelligence

How competitive is this pay?

88/100

Above-market pay in current sample

88%
Comparison familySoftware engineering roles · Senior / lead
Comparable salaries142
Current-sample medianUSD 190,225
Middle 50% of sampleUSD 175,000–225,000
Position in sampleAt or above about 88%
Comparison geographySame country (US)
Pay positionAbove the current upper quartile

The annualized midpoint is above the 75th percentile boundary of the current comparable sample.

Why this analysis?

  • This score reflects the current advertised-pay distribution for comparable active jobs in the same currency. It measures pay position, not overall job quality.
  • Salary confidence: High. The configured source supplied structured salary fields, a usable currency and a focused comparison value.
  • Range quality: Focused salary range.

Employer compensation communication

Pay transparency at Gremlin

Good current pay transparency

This score uses the employer’s current visible listings and combines how often pay is disclosed with how useful those ranges are. Bonus, equity and benefit mentions are shown separately and do not raise the score.

80/100
80%
Salary disclosure75% · 3 of 4 sampled listings
Range qualityMostly focused or specific pay information
Bonus wording3 current listings
Equity wording4 current listings
Benefits wording4 current listings
Evidence strengthLimited

This pattern comes from the employer’s current visible vacancies. It describes hiring and pay transparency in those listings, not employee satisfaction or a permanent judgement of the employer.

Current employer intelligence

Gremlin — current opportunity snapshot

Current opportunities visible4
Salary disclosure75%
Remote-policy evidence coverage100% · 4 of 4 sampled listings
Remote share of known arrangements100%
Worldwide-remote share0%
Known hiring countries1
Sponsorship evidence coverage0% · 0 of 4 sampled listings
Explicit sponsorship outcomes0 confirmed · 0 possible · 0 unavailable
Pattern sample4 of 4 · 100% coverage
Current role-family breadth4
Stated closing-date coverage0%
Relocation evidence coverage0% · 0 explicitly offered
Posted within 7 days75% of listings with a known posting date

Employer Evidence Profile

How often this employer’s current visible sampled vacancies state decision-critical information. These percentages describe evidence coverage, not employer quality.

Compensation75% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with advertised compensation evidence.

Work arrangement100% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings whose work arrangement is clearer than unknown.

Location100% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with a supported country signal.

Application timing0% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with an explicit closing time.

Posting date100% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with a usable posting date.

Sponsorship0% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings that explicitly indicate confirmed, possible or unavailable sponsorship evidence.

Relocation0% of sampled current listings

Current sampled listings with an explicit relocation signal.

Low coverage means the current visible listings state the information less often. It does not prove that the employer lacks the policy, benefit or support.

Common current occupation families: Software engineering (1) · Sales (1) · Data & AI (1)

Visible seniority mix: Senior / lead (2) · Leadership (1)

Current employment-type mix: Full time (4)

Most visible hiring countries in this sample: United States (4)

Other current roles from this employer

These are other current vacancies visible from the same employer, not endorsements or evidence of future hiring plans.

There are not yet five current disclosed salaries in one currency, so an employer pay median would be too thin to be useful.

Questions worth asking this employer

  • If work authorization matters to you, what sponsorship policy applies to this specific role and location?
  • If a move is required, is relocation assistance available for this position?
  • What is the expected application and interview timeline if the listing does not state a closing date?

These questions are prompted by missing or thin evidence in the employer’s current visible vacancies. Missing evidence is not treated as a negative judgement.

This employer snapshot uses the employer’s current visible listings. Remote and sponsorship rates use only vacancies with explicit evidence, while missing information stays unknown. Salary medians are shown separately by currency and need at least five disclosed salaries. Zero confirmed sponsorship means none was explicitly found in this sample, not that sponsorship is unavailable.

This snapshot describes the employer’s current visible vacancies—things such as pay disclosure and work arrangement. It is not an employee-satisfaction or hiring-quality rating, and different currencies stay separate.

Work-location intelligence

Remote Freedom

62/100

Remote with some uncertainty or restrictions

62%

Why this score?

  • The role is remote but the source identifies a country or regional restriction.

Location restrictions detected

  • Geographic eligibility is restricted to a country or region.

Remote Freedom measures observable location flexibility only. Unknown work-location information remains unscored. Timezone wording is penalized only when it appears restrictive; general collaboration across time zones is not treated as a restriction. A score does not guarantee legal work eligibility, payroll availability or visa sponsorship.

International applicant intelligence

Visa & relocation signals

Sponsorship status is shown only when the listing provides clear enough wording. Employer history or headquarters location is not used to guess an answer.

Visa sponsorshipSponsorship not established

The available listing details do not contain a clear enough sponsorship statement.

RelocationRelocation support not established

The available listing details do not contain a clear enough relocation statement.

Tradeoff check

What’s the catch?

These are visible conditions worth checking before treating the headline compensation as the whole story:

  • The role may involve non-standard hours or on-call work.
  • This is remote work with a geographic restriction, not a worldwide-remote vacancy.

Current alternatives

Better-paying alternatives

These current roles show a materially higher annualized salary midpoint in the same broad occupation and currency. Similar seniority, country, work arrangement, employment type and recency are preferred where possible; higher pay alone does not make an alternative a better fit.

About +17% midpoint

Staff Software Engineer (Journeys)

Headway.co · USA

Region-restricted remote

Why comparable: Same seniority band · Same country · Similar work-location arrangement

Alternatives are drawn from the current inventory rather than presented as application recommendations. A pay difference needs to be meaningful—about 3% or more at the midpoint—and different currencies are not compared.

Application-path intelligence

What can we see about the application process?

Provider-mediated application path

The current application path comes through a publisher or aggregator. The destination may still lead to an employer-authorized hiring system, but that is not clear enough to assume.

Current destination: jobicy.com · HTTPS

Visible application steps or requirements

  • An assessment, test or work-sample step is explicitly mentioned.

Application effort is estimated from visible listing and source details. Optional steps are kept separate from mandatory ones, and the external form may contain additional requirements that are not visible here.

Application safety context

Application safety check

Basic application-safety context available

The current application destination has a basic transport-safety signal such as HTTPS. This does not verify the employer, vacancy, recruiter or application process.

Evidence checked: Source provenance · Application destination · Listing wording

Observable transport-safety signals

  • The available application destination uses HTTPS.
Before you share money or sensitive information
  • Confirm the vacancy on the employer’s official careers site when practical, especially if a recruiter contacts you outside the listed application path.
  • Check that recruiter email domains and application destinations are consistent with the employer or an identifiable recruiting provider.
  • Do not pay application, processing, training or equipment fees merely to be considered for a job.
  • Do not send cryptocurrency, gift cards, online-banking credentials or PINs as part of an application.
  • Treat unusually fast offers or interviews conducted only through informal messaging channels as reasons to verify the employer independently.

This is a limited safety screen, not employer verification and not a fraud determination. Never send money, cryptocurrency, passwords or sensitive banking credentials merely because a listing appears on a job platform.

Original listing details

The section below comes from the listing source. The decision sections above use the job’s structured pay, location, qualification, mobility and application details to give you additional context.

Today’s complex, fast-paced systems have become a minefield of reliability risks—any of which could cause an outage that costs millions and destroys customer confidence. That’s why high-availability teams use the Gremlin to find and fix ‌reliability risks before they become incidents.

Gremlin Reliability Platform helps software teams proactively monitor and test their systems for common reliability risks, build and enforce reliability standards, and automate their reliability practices organization-wide. As the industry leader in Chaos Engineering and reliability testing, we work with hundreds of the world’s largest organizations where high availability is non-negotiable.

About the Role of the Senior Software Engineer

As a Software Engineer at Gremlin, you will have the opportunity to improve the reliability of the internet at large by developing Chaos Engineering tooling. You will be able to leverage your engineering experience to inform product design as well as solve complex technical problems that directly impact our customers (which range from the Fortune 500 to smaller organizations). You will work closely with a small, talented team focused on quality, delivery, and predictability.

In this role, you’ll get to:

  • Work closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to design and build the latest and greatest in Chaos Engineering tooling
  • Leverage strong collaboration and communication skills to deliver new features within a remote culture
  • Partner with product and other business units to understand business problems and present technical solutions and tradeoffs
  • Actively mentor and grow your teammates
  • Care deeply about the customer experience

We'll expect you to have:

  • 5+ years professional Java software engineering experience
  • Experience in Go & Systems Level Programming
  • Experience in cloud technologies: e.g AWS, Lambda, Serverless. Experience with other cloud technologies like Google, Oracle also considered
  • Experience in DynamoDB and/or other no-sql DB or experience in any major relational databases
  • Experience in infrastructure & systems level technologies: e.g., Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShiftExperience in architecting complex distributed systems and integrating with external systems
  • Strong advocate and practitioner of automated testing, CI/CD, and engineering best practices

Bonus Experience:

  • Has been on-call and participated in an incident management program
  • Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks & web development practices: e.g., React, TypeScript, etc.
  • Experience taking features from concept to full production release

*The role does not offer sponsorship employment benefits.

**If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box—we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

Compensation

We expect the salary range for this role to be $220,000 - $290,000. We recognize that salary varies from person to person depending on level of experience and we welcome direct conversations about it. The final offer will vary based on assessment of a candidate's skills and ability and our budget and market data.

Gremlin offers competitive total compensation packages including 401k Matching, Equity and other benefits such as flexible time off and paid company holidays.

About Gremlin:

Gremlin is a team of industry veterans and people eager to learn from one another. We set the standard for reliability and equip leading organizations with the mindset and expertise needed to drive reliability improvements that move the world forward. We’re backed by top-tier investors Index Ventures, Amplify Partners, and Redpoint Ventures. Our customers love us, and we’re thrilled to be a partner in their success.

What Do We Care About:

  • We Care about our People
    People are our critical differentiators. The company strives to treat our people with respect, empathy, and dignity. We expect that our people will treat each other similarly. In both cases, we will assume good intent. All are welcome at Gremlin. We know our differences make us stronger and that our best ideas and contributions can come from anyone at any level.
  • We Care about Collaboration
    Gremlin is strongest when we come together as one team with shared goals. Be the glue, not the glitter. But as a remote company, teamwork and collaboration won’t happen by accident. We approach every challenge as a shared challenge. We rely on each other for diverse perspectives and creative ideas. We celebrate our wins as a team.
  • We Care about Results
    Be high productivity, low drama. Results matter. To keep our pace, everyone owns the outcomes of their actions and takes action when needed. We reward speed over perfection. We empower each other to iterate and experiment.You are welcome at Gremlin for who you are. The more voices and ideas we have represented in our business, the more we will all flourish, contribute, and build a more reliable internet. Gremlin is a place where everyone can grow and is encouraged. However you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this sounds like a role that would make you excited to come into work everyday. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep building a more reliable internet by building and designing tools used by the best companies in the world.

You are welcome at Gremlin for who you are. The more voices and ideas we have represented in our business, the more we will all flourish, contribute, and build a more reliable internet. Gremlin is a place where everyone can grow and is encouraged. However you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this sounds like a role that would make you excited to come into work everyday. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep building a more reliable internet by building and designing tools used by the best companies in the world.

Visit our website to learn more - https://www.gremlin.com/about

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