Senior Engineering Manager, Grafana Frontend (Fully Remote)

Grafana; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Grafana Labs, the company behind Grafana Cloud, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Frontend Platform and Navigation squads. This fully remote role supports a global team and emphasizes outcomes over optics.

You will coach senior engineers, own hiring and planning across squads, and drive discovery with customers and the community to shape roadmaps. Join a transparent, remote-first culture.

Qualifications

• Experience managing senior engineers and developing technical leaders.
• Strong foundation in modern web/frontend systems to evaluate trade-offs and architecture.
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear priorities and measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for the performance of two distributed squads: set clear expectations, delegate effectively, coach and develop each team member.
• Own hiring and team planning across both squads, aligning team capacity and skills with product priorities.
• Lead discovery with squads, engage with customers and community, and use insights to shape roadmaps.

Job description

• Grafana is an open-source observability platform shaping user experience from dashboards to navigation.
• As Senior Engineering Manager, lead the Frontend Platform and Navigation squads.
• Use Cloud-first rollout and experimentation to learn quickly and bring improvements to OSS and Enterprise.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Be accountable for the performance of two distributed squads: set clear expectations, delegate effectively, coach and develop each team member.
• Own hiring and team planning across both squads, aligning team capacity and skills with product priorities.
• Lead discovery with squads, engage with customers and community, and use insights to shape roadmaps.

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• Significant experience managing senior engineers, building healthy teams, and developing technical leaders.
• Strong technical foundation in modern web or frontend systems to evaluate trade-offs and shape architecture.
• Track record of turning ambiguous problems into clear priorities and measurable results.

Why You’ll Thrive at Grafana Labs:

• 100% remote, global culture with transparent communication and empowered teams.
• Open source roots and approachable leadership that values outcomes over optics.

Grafana Labs is the company behind Grafana Cloud, a fully managed observability platform trusted by more than 10,000 organizations. They are a 100% remote company with team members across 40+ countries, backed by leading investors.