Tracer

Real-time observability for HPC pipelines
Last updated:
January 25, 2026
Company details
HQ
Sydney, Australia
HEADCOUNT
1-24
ORG TYPE
Startup
SECTOR
Technology & Digital
About the company
Tracer builds an observability platform for high-compute scientific workloads, aimed at helping scientists and engineers run, maintain, and optimise complex distributed pipelines. Tracer focuses on OS-level monitoring so teams can spot failures, hangs, and cost waste without rewriting code or changing pipeline frameworks. Tracer positions the product around pipeline visibility, cost optimisation, and reliability for use cases like bioinformatics and other HPC-style workflows. Tracer was founded in 2023 and is building out a small “founding team” in London.
Locations and presence
Tracer is London-based with an in-office expectation on several roles, including “on-site in London” language on senior postings. Tracer also advertises remote-friendly flexibility for some roles when candidates can overlap with UK and EU working hours.
Palpable Score
59.5
/ 100
Tracer has a clear early-career entry point through a Software Engineering Intern role that is scoped around real production work, but most hiring signals are still “founding” and senior-heavy. Tracer is better than many very small startups on process clarity because some job ads spell out interview stages and who you will meet. The score is capped by thin public evidence on pay for junior roles, onboarding support, and early-career outcomes like conversions and promotions.
Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

12.5
/ 20
  • The company has publicly advertised a Software Engineering Intern role that is explicitly pitched to students or recent graduates and is scoped around building core platform features.
  • Tracer’s current role mix across public boards leans “founding” and senior (for example, Founding Marketing Director and senior engineering roles), which narrows the number of true first-job entry points.
  • The company routes applicants through “careers” and multiple external job boards, but Tracer does not present a recurring internship cohort, graduate intake, or rotation-style early-career track.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

13.0
/ 20
  • The company’s Software Engineering Intern posting lays out a concrete sequence (Talent call, technical assessment with a Founding Engineer, founders call), which helps candidates prepare without guesswork.
  • Tracer publishes process detail for at least one senior marketing role, including founder review of CVs, a take-home assignment, and a final in-person interview, which sets expectations on time investment.
  • The company does not publish a candidate-facing standard on timelines, feedback, or accommodations, so fairness and consistency are hard to verify across roles beyond individual job ads.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

12.5
/ 20
  • The company’s intern role is framed around writing production code, executing architecture changes, and building core observability components (connectors, logs systems, interfaces, error tooling), which is strong “learning by doing” work.
  • Tracer’s job ads describe close collaboration with founders and early technical leads, which can support hands-on guidance, but Tracer does not set out a clear mentorship or onboarding promise in public materials.
  • The company maintains a technical “Learn/Research” content stream on pipeline monitoring and scientific compute topics, but Tracer does not link this to a structured internal training plan for new joiners.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

12.0
/ 20
  • The company publishes compensation ranges and equity on some London-based roles (for example, senior engineering and marketing), which is better than “competitive only” language for a very small startup.
  • Tracer provides visa sponsorship language on some roles, which can improve stability for international early-career candidates who need employer support to relocate.
  • The company does not consistently publish pay ranges or benefits for junior and intern roles on primary listings, so early-career candidates cannot reliably benchmark total compensation up front.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

10.0
/ 20
  • The company gives early-career hires a chance to build concrete portfolio outcomes, because the intern role is scoped to shipping production code and core platform capabilities rather than shadowing.
  • Tracer’s “founding team” framing suggests fast-changing role scope and proximity to decision-makers, but Tracer does not publish any progression ladder (intern-to-offer paths, levels, or promotion criteria).
  • The company has limited public outcome validation such as employee reviews, internship conversion rates, retention metrics, or early-career promotion timelines, which constrains confidence in long-run outcomes.

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