Senior Backend Architect – Enterprise Observability (Remote)

grafanalabs

United States

Remote

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

grafanalabs is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to drive the architecture of our enterprise observability platform. You will design distributed systems that are secure, scalable, and operable in large, regulated environments, while collaborating with a remote team and customers.

You will set technical direction, own backend services from design through production, improve reliability and multitenancy, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to open-source communities as part of a

Qualifications

Extensive software engineering experience, including building backend infrastructure.
Strong knowledge of distributed systems and the challenges of operating them at scale.
Proficiency with Go or experience applicable to a Go-based backend.
Ability to lead technical projects and collaborate across teams and with customers.

Responsibilities

Set technical direction and lead development of backend services and enterprise capabilities.
Take projects from early design through implementation, release, and production operation.
Improve platform scalability, reliability, security, multitenancy, and interoperability.
Work with large-scale operators to understand their challenges and deliver solutions that support their objectives.
Contribute to engineering practices and open-source communities.
Participate in an on-call rotation to support the operational health of the platform.