Requirements:

Have solid backend development experience, ideally with Go
Good understanding of storage solutions with an emphasis on relational databases like MySQL, SQLite, and Postgres
Care deeply about developer and user experience and the quality of the products that you work on
Have experience with delivering projects from gathering requirements, and brainstorming ideas to shipping a product to the customer’s hands in a self-driven way
Have experience writing clean, robust, and performant software that is easily maintained by others
Have experience with mentoring junior engineers in a collaborative but asynchronous environment
Enjoy working on complex solutions – Grafana is a highly technical solution and has avid followers who rely on it every day and care deeply about their workflows
Can take on complex challenges and break them down to achieve tight learning loops: to analyze, design, and build modular solutions, deliver MVPs, gather data and feedback, and then progress iteratively

Nice to Haves:

Experience with open-source software and/or commercial open-source companies
Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, or Developer Efficiency work streams
Been a user of Grafana and Prometheus in operational roles
Familiarity with being on-call and performing operations/SRE tasks
Exposure to microservices architecture and distributed systems, or a desire to learn

Work with your team to deliver new functionality, then use the results to iterate and improve
Contributing to and reviewing design documents for upcoming features
Embrace our open-source culture and contribute to other projects that may not directly fall within your team’s scope
Take an active role in influencing our roadmap and your career objectives
Be a part of your team’s on-call rotations and take ownership of the services you’re running
Mentor and support other team members, participate in design discussions, and collaborate with the team
Regularly sharing ideas and knowledge across a vast array of technical ideologies and mindsets
Working closely with the other squads in the Grafana Division

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