Copy of Staff Software Engineer - Grafana Cloud k6 | UK | Remote

Requirements:

• Strong experience with DevOps/SRE practices, including operating and evolving production systems at scale
• Strong programming background in a modern language (Python and Go are primary, but prior experience is not required)
• Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems
• Strong understanding of reliability engineering concepts (e.g. incident management, observability, and failure modes)
• Experience with test automation, including performance and functional testing
• Ability to influence engineering practices through clear technical communication, reviews, and collaboration
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across teams
• Familiarity with modern software engineering processes and delivery practices
• Self-driven and comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and ambiguity

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with containerized and cloud-native systems (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)
• Familiarity with observability tooling and platforms (e.g. the Grafana stack)
• Experience working with Python, Go, JavaScript and/or Jsonnet
• Experience building or operating event-driven or asynchronous systems
• Experience defining or applying SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, or reliability metrics
• Interest in, or experience with, building testing frameworks or developer tooling

What will you be doing?

• Build and scale a strong culture of operational excellence by defining standards and coaching teams to own reliability and availability.
• Drive mature DevOps/SRE practices, including incident response and PIRs, on-call readiness, runbooks, alerting, observability, and release/change management.
• Establish reliability frameworks such as SLIs/SLOs and error budgets, and use them to guide prioritization and engineering trade-offs.
• Provide visibility into system health through clear operational metrics and reliability reporting.
• Guide teams in the design, development, evolution, and operation of large-scale, distributed cloud systems.
• Influence product and system direction through design reviews, architectural discussions, and cross-team collaboration.
• Share knowledge through clear, high-quality documentation and technical communication—internally and, where appropriate, externally—to help teams build and operate systems more effectively.
• As the reliability foundation matures, grow into broader application and product development leadership, contributing architectural and technical depth beyond operations.

Perks and Benefits:

• 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. *We will comply with local legislation where applicable.