Senior Fullstack Engineer - Grafana Data Source Plugins | NASA | (Remote, Canada)

Grafana; United States; Remote; USD 116,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Grafana Labs is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer for Grafana Data Source Plugins. You will lead development of data source plugins powering Grafana dashboards and ensure reliability in Grafana Cloud, while collaborating across teams in a remote-first setting.

Initial focus includes Prometheus, Loki, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS CloudWatch, ClickHouse and more. The role emphasizes strong Golang and TypeScript skills, Kubernetes and microservices experience, and on-call operations.

Qualifications

• Solid experience with Golang and Typescript.
• Experience with Kubernetes and microservices.
• Experience writing clean, robust, and performant code.
• Experience participating in an on-call rotation and performing operations/SRE tasks.

Responsibilities

• Building or improving Grafana plugins to integrate third party services or databases into Grafana
• Supporting the operations and reliability of our plugins in Grafana Cloud
• Coming up with suggestions for process improvements
• Integrating data sources with agentic workflows such as Grafana Assistant
• Providing technical support in customer escalations
• Working closely with the rest of the Grafana Division

Skills

Golang

Typescript

On-call rotation

Tools

Kubernetes

Microservices

Job description

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Grafana Data Source Plugins

Grafana Labs is the company behind Grafana Cloud, the fully managed observability platform trusted by more than 10,000 organizations to ensure reliability, resolve incidents faster, and optimize telemetry at scale. Built on open source and open standards and designed for interoperability across any stack, Grafana Cloud brings AI to observability and observability to AI, giving teams (and their agents) unified visibility so they can see, understand, and act on all their disparate data, wherever it lives, and move at the speed of their ambitions. Customers, including Anthropic, Bloomberg, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Salesforce, rely on Grafana Labs. We are a 100% remote company with team members across 40+ countries, backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, GIC, Coatue, J.P. Morgan, CapitalG, and Lead Edge Capital. Learn more at grafana.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X . We're scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do. You may not meet every requirement, and that's okay. If this role excites you, we'd love you to raise your hand for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity.

This is a remote opportunity and we're interested in candidates based in the US or Canada. Residents of Quebec are not eligible for this role.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer in the Grafana Data Source Plugins squad, you will take a leading role in developing and enhancing a diverse portfolio of data source plugins that retrieve the data powering Grafana dashboards used by teams worldwide. Our team focuses on continuously improving data source plugins, ensuring seamless experience for human and agent users alike. A key aspect of this role is guaranteeing the smooth operation and reliability of our plugins in the Grafana Cloud, helping us deliver on our commitment to world-class observability tools.

What You'll Be Doing

Some data source plugins we own: Prometheus, Loki, Infinity, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS Cloudwatch, and Clickhouse. The full catalog is listed here . A typical "day in the life" could include:

• Building or improving Grafana plugins to integrate third party services or databases into Grafana
• Supporting the operations and reliability of our plugins in Grafana Cloud
• Coming up with suggestions for process improvements
• Integrating data sources with agentic workflows such as Grafana Assistant
• Providing technical support in customer escalations
• Working closely with the rest of the Grafana Division

What Makes You a Great Fit

• You know how to transform ideas into working code, you are able to design a solution, get feedback and deliver large projects.
• You are a self-driven individual who understands the power of feedback loops in making roadmap decisions and driving our product forward.
• You are a motivated self starter with a bias towards action, and willing to take on any challenge You are customer focused. We build everything with our users in mind. You have a passion for creating intuitive products that fit customers’ needs.
• You are an excellent communicator and you enjoy collaboration You are comfortable working in a remote-first company.

Requirements

• Solid experience with Golang & Typescript
• Experience with Kubernetes & microservices
• Experience writing clean, robust, and performant software that is easily maintained by others
• Experience participating in an on-call rotation and performing operations/SRE tasks

Bonus Points For

• You have been a user of Grafana and Grafana Data Sources
• You have expertise in one of the underlying databases we support
• You have strong experience working with a Product Manager or external stakeholders

In the United States, the Base compensation range for this role is CAD $ 164,490 - $197,389 . Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process.

Benefits include equity, bonus (if applicable) and other benefits listed here .

*Compensation ranges are country specific. If you are applying for this role from a different location than listed above, your recruiter will discuss your specific market’s defined pay range & benefits at the beginning of the process.

Why You'll Thrive at Grafana Labs

• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Grafana Labs is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of race, colour, nationality, origin, caste, sex, gender reassignment identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, disability,