Senior Backend Software Engineer

Grafana Cloud is a composable observability platform that integrates metrics, logs, traces, and profiles with Grafana. It lets customers use open-source observability software- including Prometheus, Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Pyroscope as a Cloud service or on-premise solution without the overhead of installing, maintaining, and scaling their own observability stackThe Databases team owns the telemetry databases Mimir for metrics, Loki for logs, Tempo for traces, and Pyroscope for profiles. These open-source projects are also offered as a Cloud service supporting Grafana Cloud and as an on-premise solution. They are multi-tenant distributed systems implemented in Go and running on Kubernetes across major cloud service providers (GCP, Azure, and AWS). Engineers also work on Prometheus, Grafana Alloy, Mimir proxies, and OpenTelemetryDesign, build, operate, and maintain critical systems, owning their reliability, performance, and availabilityTake an active role in influencing the roadmap and your own career objectivesWork with your team to deliver new features, then use the results to iterate and improveDrive projects from initial ideation through to operations once they are in customers' handsEmbrace the open-source culture and contribute to other projects that may not directly fall within your team’s scopeParticipate in your team’s on-call rotations and take ownership of the services you runMentor and support other team members, participate in design discussions, and collaborate with the teamLearn new skills by gaining a deeper understanding of the cloud product and customers and getting to know the codebase of a large distributed systemAs the engineering organisation is largely remote, the company provides guidance and meets regularly using video calls;
an independent attitudeand good communication skills are importantNot sure you meet every requirement? If the role excites you, raise your hand for what could be a career-defining opportunityBenefits
Vacation: Balance is key. Our team enjoys 30 days of paid vacation each year on top of national holidays, parental leave, and sick leave. We also take a breather on a number of Grafana Shutdown Days each yearHealthcare: We're proud to provide health coverage or stipends for our colleagues in the US, UK, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, Singapore, and IndiaRetirement planning: There's no time like the present to start saving for your future. We make employer contributions into the pension pots of our team members in the US, UK, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, and GermanyProfessional development: On top of a $1,500 annual learning and development stipend, Grafanistas have thousands of on-demand courses at their fingertips to help them grow professionally. Want to attend a conference or training? Go ahead. Just pass on what you learnedWork location: Vast majority of our roles are fully remote, focused on hiring the best talent and allowing you to perform from the comfort of your home. If you fancy a change of scene, we'll also reimburse you up to $175 a month for a personal co-working spaceChoice of tech: There's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to the tech required to do your job. Choose the laptop and accessories you need when you join us, and we'll refresh them every three yearsMindfulness: When you join the team, you can sign up for a complimentary subscription to Headspace to take advantage of the benefits of mindfulness and meditation. Our wellbeing resource group also organize sessions run by fellow Grafanistas or external trainersGlobal Employee Assistance Program: We offer all team members a 100% confidential support service with 24/7 365 access to professionally qualified counsellors and specialistsPaid parental leave: Grafana offers paid parental leave to all eligible new parents. This offers Grafanistas time to bond with and care for their children in the first year after birth or adoptionSome experience developing software that runs in the Cloud or experience with systems engineeringSome experience delivering projects from gathering requirements and brainstorming ideas through to shipping a product to customers in a self-driven wayExperience writing clean, robust, and performant software that is easily maintained by othersSolid experience with at least one programming language. We use Go, but familiarity with Python, C, C++, Rust, or a similar language translates wellExperience using Grafana and/or Prometheus in operational roles, including on-call work or hobby and homelab projectsFamiliarity with being on-call and performing operations/SRE tasks, or with the concept of infrastructure as codeExperience writing low-level code for databases, storage layers, or query enginesExposure to microservices architecture and distributed systems, or a desire to learnExperience working with Kubernetes
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