Senior Software Engineer - Platform InfraCore

Summary

Join Grafana Labs, a remote-first, open-source company, as a Senior Software Engineer in the Platform InfraCore squad. This role involves managing the automation of CSP resource provisioning, including Kubernetes clusters and networking components. You will work with application teams to understand their needs and ensure the right capabilities are invested in. The position requires participation in on-call rotations to maintain system health. Grafana Labs offers a collaborative, global culture with opportunities for growth and development. The team primarily uses Go, Python, and Shell. This is a remote position based in the USA.

Requirements

• 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
• You are eager to learn and grow
• You approach development holistically
• You have experience with operating your code

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)
• 30 days per annum of annual leave
• 3 days of annual leave reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days