Staff AI Growth Engineer

Summary

Join Grafana Labs as a Staff AI Growth Engineer and lead the development of next-generation AI agent and workflow systems. This strategic leadership role focuses on AI innovation, system design, cross-departmental enablement, and scalable business automation. You will own the AI growth roadmap, shaping internal capabilities and integrations that streamline marketing and operational workflows. The ideal candidate is a strategic systems architect and technical leader with deep AI integration experience, strong coding ability, an eye for operational scalability, and business acumen. You will translate business bottlenecks into comprehensive, automated solutions driving measurable ROI, accelerating growth, and elevating team effectiveness. This is a remote-first position offering competitive compensation and benefits.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in engineering or systems development with 2+ years focused on AI-first development
• Proven experience building 0-1 AI products and strategic technology implementations with measurable business outcomes
• Proficient in JavaScript/Node.js, Python, and working with Git-based development workflows and strategic architecture planning
• Deep familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, and AI-assisted development (GitHub Copilot, Cursor)
• Hands-on experience building across AI/LLM frameworks (OpenAI, Gemini, etc.) and integrating into workflows
• Demonstrated experience integrating with Customer.io, Hubspot, Marketo, and Salesforce
• Expertise in building lead enrichment, routing, scoring, and governance workflows
• Background working with analytics, segmentation, and personalization platforms
• Experience designing automation roadmaps, agent hierarchies, and reusable infrastructure
• Proven ability to scope, prioritize, and deliver high-ROI AI automation projects
• Strong documentation, stakeholder communication, and presentation skills across technical and business audiences

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and development of AI-powered systems, workflows, and multi-agent platforms across marketing operations and extended business functions
• Build and maintain scalable cloud-based infrastructure (GCP) and workflow automation via no-code/low-code platforms (Make.com, n8n, Workato) with focus on high-impact business applications
• Drive modular, scalable, multi-agent AI systems that operate 24/7 and integrate with marketing platforms (e.g., Customer.io, Marketo, Salesforce, BigQuery)
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and scalable automation frameworks
• Lead strategic AI transformation initiatives across cross-functional teams while maintaining technical ownership of core systems and strategic direction
• Partner with RevOps, Demand Generation, Regional Marketing, Events Marketing, & SDRs to identify workflow inefficiencies and deliver agent-based solutions with measurable business outcomes
• Design templates and governance models that enable teams to build, trigger, and measure AI solutions independently
• Build and maintain secure, documented systems with robust PII controls, compliance protocols, and strategic permission frameworks
• Establish and drive company-wide standards for AI prompt engineering, version control, testing, observability, and business impact measurement
• Provide internal training, best practices, and scalable documentation frameworks for AI tools that enable cross-functional team success and organizational AI adoption

Preferred Qualifications

• A strategic systems thinker who integrates technical rigor with practical business applications and drives measurable outcomes
• A technical leader and proactive collaborator who mentors, enables, and scales others without assuming support burden
• Comfortable working in ambiguity, building frameworks to drive repeatability and efficiency
• Demonstrates curiosity, experimentation, and evolving knowledge in the AI development ecosystem

Benefits

• In the United States, the base compensation range for this role is $ 178,000 - $215,000
• 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