Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Grafana Labs as a Senior Software Engineer and contribute to the Platform InfraCore squad, responsible for automating the provisioning of CSP resources. This remote position, open to US-based candidates only, involves managing Kubernetes cluster lifecycles, networking components, scheduling, and autoscaling. You will maintain Crossplane compositions and Terraform modules, collaborate with application teams, and participate in on-call rotations. The ideal candidate possesses experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Crossplane, and distributed systems, along with a holistic approach to development. Grafana Labs offers a collaborative, remote-first environment with opportunities for growth and development. The company values engineers who enjoy working with both operators and developers to build better platforms.

Requirements

• You have experience with operating your code
• You approach development holistically
• You are eager to learn and grow
• You enjoy working with engineers, as well as with the management structures that are there to support you and enable you and your team to do your very best
• You are comfortable working in a remote-first company ; communication is key

Responsibilities

• Kubernetes cluster provisioning and lifecycle management
• Management of cluster networking components: load balancing, NAT, DNS, CNIs, network policies, private connectivity for customers, cross-cluster communication
• Management of scheduling and autoscaling
• Maintaining Crossplane compositions and Terraform modules for CSP resources common to our users. As well the management of versioning and compatibility for Crossplane and Terraform core as well as providers
• Work with our users (Grafana Cloud application teams) to help understand their needs and ensure we’re investing in the right capabilities
• Participation in the Platform department Infrastructure wing on-call rotation

Preferred Qualifications

• You’ve worked in or on open source, or other community-based projects previously
• Experience with a few CSPs
• Experience operating and managing workloads on Kubernetes
• Familiarity with Kubernetes scheduling and projects like Karpenter
• Terraform and/or Crossplane experience
• Enjoys programming in Go!

Benefits

• Equity
• Bonus (if applicable)