Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Grafana Labs as a Senior Backend Engineer and play a key role in developing and enhancing open-source Grafana plugins used globally. You will build new plugins, improve existing ones, and ensure seamless operation within Grafana Cloud. Collaborate with the Data Sources team and other squads to drive innovation and solve complex engineering challenges. This remote position offers the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of plugins, including those for Prometheus, Loki, and various databases. The ideal candidate possesses strong backend engineering experience with Go, operational experience, and a user-centered approach to software development. Grafana Labs offers a remote-first, global culture with opportunities for career growth and a competitive compensation package.

Requirements

• You are comfortable working in a remote-first company; communication is key
• You have solid professional experience as a Backend Engineer with expertise in Go and backend services
• You have strong coding skills and operational experience; you were responsible for operating the software you have built
• You have experience participating in on-call rotations to support software in production, ensuring reliability and responding to incidents as needed
• You have a good understanding of a software development process that takes a user-centered approach
• You know how to transform ideas into working code, you are able to design a solution, get feedback and deliver large projects
• You are a self-driven individual who understands the power of feedback loops in making roadmap decisions and driving our product forward
• You are able to communicate the design decisions clearly in written and spoken English
• You enjoy working on complex solutions

Responsibilities

• Building Grafana plugins to integrate third party services or databases into Grafana
• Innovating our plugin system to allow for enhanced capabilities
• Supporting the operations and reliability of our plugins in Grafana Cloud
• Coming up with suggestions for process improvements
• Providing technical support in customer escalations
• Working closely with the rest of the Grafana Division

Preferred Qualifications

• Some experience with frontend technologies is valued, as it helps bridge the gap between backend systems and user-facing features
• Backend technologies: Strong expertise in Go and familiarity with other backend languages is valued
• Containerization and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• CI/CD and DevOps: Knowledge of building pipelines, automated testing and deployment strategies
• Monitoring and observability: Familiarity with tools like Grafana, Prometheus or other observability platforms
• Front-end technologies (nice to have): TypeScript, React, Redux and RxJS

Benefits

• In Canada, the compensation range for this role is CAD $153,729 - $184,475
• All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success
• 100% Remote, Global Culture - As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose
• Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment
• Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates
• Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things
• Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work
• Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics
• Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career
• Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human
• Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do
• In-Person onboarding - We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it
• Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum
• 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect