Remote Staff Backend Engineer, Tempo Databases

Grafana Labs; United States; On-site; USD 174,986 - 209,983; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Remote-first work environment

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Job summary

Grafana Labs is looking for a Staff Engineer to enhance Tempo, their open-source distributed tracing backend. This remote role includes setting technical direction, leading initiatives, designing user-friendly APIs, and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates will possess strong Go skills, extensive systems experience, and a passion for open source. The position offers competitive compensation between $174,986 – $209,983, along with RSUs, and emphasizes operational excellence in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• Lead complex technical initiatives across multiple quarters.
• Experience building and operating distributed data systems in production.
• Write clean, maintainable software and balance optimization with delivery.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction on the hardest problems within the team.
• Own architecture of core Tempo components, driving design reviews.
• Design user-friendly APIs and shape the next generation of interfaces.

Skills

Technical leadership

Deep systems experience

Strong software craftsmanship

Strong Go programming

Operational mindset

Customer focus

Leadership through writing

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar field

Tools

Go

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Job description

Grafana Labs is looking for a Staff Engineer to enhance Tempo, their open-source distributed tracing backend. This remote role includes setting technical direction, leading initiatives, designing user-friendly APIs, and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates will possess strong Go skills, extensive systems experience, and a passion for open source. The position offers competitive compensation between $174,986 – $209,983, along with RSUs, and emphasizes operational excellence in a remote-first environment.