Company Overview
Grafana Labs develops and supports popular open-source software for visualizing operational data, including Grafana, Loki, Mimir, and Tempo. They empower users to effectively monitor their systems, offering control over their data and avoiding reliance on proprietary, expensive solutions.
About the Job
Senior Backend Software Engineer – Databases – Grafana Labs (Remote – USA)
Grafana Labs is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join their Databases team, focusing on their telemetry databases Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Pyroscope. This is a remote role for candidates in USA time zones.
About Grafana Labs:
Grafana Labs develops and supports open-source observability software, including Grafana, Loki, Mimir, and Tempo. They offer Grafana Cloud, a managed observability platform.
About the Role:
You will work on the Databases team, owning the telemetry databases, contributing to open-source projects, designing and building critical systems, participating in on-call rotations, and mentoring team members.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Influence the roadmap and career objectives.
- Deliver new features and iterate based on results.
- Drive projects from ideation to operations.
- Contribute to open-source projects.
- Design, build, operate, and maintain critical systems.
- Participate in on-call rotations.
- Mentor and support team members.
- Learn about cloud products and codebase.
What Grafana Labs is Looking For:
- Motivated self-starter with a bias towards action.
- Customer-focused approach.
- Pragmatism in problem-solving.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Requirements:
- Solid experience with at least one programming language (Go preferred, but others accepted).
- Experience delivering projects from requirements to shipping.
- Experience developing software in the cloud or systems engineering.
- Experience writing clean, robust, and performant software.
Nice To Haves:
- Experience with Kubernetes.
- Experience using Grafana and Prometheus.
- Exposure to microservices and distributed systems.
- Familiarity with on-call duties and infrastructure as code.
Compensation & Benefits (USA):
- Base compensation range: USD 148,505 – USD 178,206.
- Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset.
- Benefits include equity, bonus (if applicable), and other benefits listed on the careers page.
About Grafana Labs:
Grafana has over 20 million users worldwide. Grafana Labs helps companies manage observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack.
Grafana Labs is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.