Senior Software Engineer - Session Replay

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical direction for Session Replay across frontend, backend, and data systems.
• Evolve backend architecture using columnar and analytical storage for large-scale session data.
• Define data models, ingestion pipelines, and query patterns.
• Design investigation workflows connecting replay with logs, metrics, traces, and other Grafana Cloud telemetry.
• Make architectural decisions affecting multiple teams and products.
• Partner with Frontend Observability, Synthetic Monitoring, and Core Grafana teams on cross-product experiences.
• Join customer calls, gather structured feedback, and help customers instrument and adopt Session Replay.
• Improve engineering standards, patterns, and operational practices.
• Mentor engineers and develop technical leadership within the team.

Requirements

• Reason effectively about data-intensive systems, including ingestion, storage, querying, and cost trade-offs.
• Own features in ambiguous problem spaces and work independently in a remote-first environment.
• Communicate design decisions clearly in written and spoken English.
• Collaborate constructively and work by consensus.
• Use a user-centered software development process to understand user context and goals.
• Value maintainable, readable, and automated code and enjoy working on complex technical systems.
• Use AI tools thoughtfully as part of the engineering workflow.

Benefits

• 100% remote work with applicants requested from Canadian Eastern Time zones only.
• CAD 164,490–197,389 base compensation range in Canada, with RSUs included for all roles.
• Company-funded usage budget for modern AI coding assistants.
• 30 days of annual leave per year, including three Grafana Shutdown Days, subject to local legislation.
• In-person onboarding with fellow Grafanistas.
• Career growth pathways, empowered teams, transparent communication, and a global collaborative culture.