Senior Engineering Manager, Grafana Frontend | Canada | Remote

grafanalabs; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI coding assistants

Usage budget

Job summary

Grafana Labs is seeking a leader to guide two distributed engineering squads responsible for the frontend platform and navigation of an observability product. The role blends people leadership with delivery ownership, guided by customer-informed product discovery.

This remote position welcomes applicants in Canada’s Eastern time zone and emphasizes using AI tools and automated processes to improve how engineers build reliable user experiences and maintain the platform.

Responsibilities

• Set expectations, delegate work, coach engineers, give timely feedback, and address performance concerns across both squads.
• Plan hiring and team capacity to match product priorities and longer-term needs.
• Gather input from customers, community members, and internal users, then use research and usage evidence to shape roadmaps.
• Work with product, design, and engineering partners to set priorities, resolve dependencies, and balance customer needs with operational and long-term investments.
• Guide work from discovery through rollout and measurement; establish milestones, surface risks, and respond when delivery is at risk.
• Improve planning and decision‑making, and apply AI and automation to engineering and management workflows.

Job description

Role overview

Lead two distributed engineering squads responsible for the frontend platform and navigation of an observability product. The role combines people leadership and delivery ownership with customer-informed product discovery, helping teams create dependable user experiences and improve how engineers build and maintain them. The position is remote and currently open to applicants based in Canada’s Eastern time zone.

Responsibilities

• Set expectations, delegate work, coach engineers, give timely feedback, and address performance concerns across both squads.
• Plan hiring and team capacity to match product priorities and longer-term needs.
• Gather input from customers, community members, and internal users, then use research and usage evidence to shape roadmaps.
• Work with product, design, and engineering partners to set priorities, resolve dependencies, and balance customer needs with operational and long-term investments.
• Guide work from discovery through rollout and measurement; establish milestones, surface risks, and respond when delivery is at risk.
• Improve planning and decision‑making, and apply AI and automation to engineering and management workflows.

Requirements

• The supplied listing does not include enough detail to state specific experience, skills, or qualifications without guessing.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote work, with this opening focused on applicants in Canada’s Eastern time zone.
• The listing describes a global, collaborative work environment and in-person onboarding.
• Annual leave is listed as 30 days, including three scheduled company shutdown days, subject to local law.
• Access to AI coding assistants and a company‑funded usage budget is described, subject to security and code quality guidelines.