Senior Software Engineer - Platform InfraCore

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 Canadian residents (excluding Quebec), 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, distributed systems, and a holistic approach to development, including experience operating code. Grafana Labs offers a collaborative, remote-first environment with opportunities for growth and development. The base compensation range is CAD 120,927 - 151,160, with additional benefits including equity and bonuses.

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