Senior Software Engineer, Grafana OSS Big Tent | US | Remote

Grafana Labs; United States; Remote; USD 148,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading open-source software company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to enhance Grafana by developing open source data source plugins used globally. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in backend engineering with a strong focus on Go, and the ability to work collaboratively in a remote environment. This position offers a competitive salary and RSUs, emphasizing innovation-driven work culture.

Benefits

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

30 days annual leave

Transparent communication

In-person onboarding for new hires

Qualifications

• Comfortable working in a remote-first company with strong communication skills.
• Solid professional experience as a Backend Engineer, particularly in Go.
• Experience in operational roles, participating in on-call rotations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance open source plugins for Grafana dashboards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex engineering challenges.
• Support the reliability and operations of software in production.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Go

Remote Communication

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Grafana OSS Big Tent | US | Remote

United States (Remote)

Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse. There are more than 20M users of Grafana, the open source visualization tool, around the globe, monitoring everything from beehives to climate change in the Alps. Grafana Labs also helps more than 3,000 companies -- including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay -- manage their observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack, which can be run fully managed with Grafana Cloud or self-managed with the Grafana Enterprise Stack, both featuring scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir), logs (Grafana Loki), and traces (Grafana Tempo).

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 would be interested in applications from the EST in NASA.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Software Engineer in the OSS Big Tent squad, you will take a leading role in developing and enhancing a diverse portfolio of open source plugins that retrieve the data powering Grafana dashboards used by teams worldwide.

Our team focuses on building new open source data source plugins, continuously improving existing ones and ensuring seamless customer experiences. 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.

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. You'll have the opportunity to work across the Data Sources team and partner with other squads within the Grafana division to drive innovation and solve complex engineering challenges. As we continue on a growth trajectory, we are constantly evolving our ways of working to ensure they are scalable and adaptable to the needs of our team and users.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Some data source plugins we own:
• Prometheus, Loki, Infinity, MySQL, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Zabbix, Github, Google Sheets, Zipkin, CSV and MQTT
• A typical “day in the life” could include:
• Building Grafana plugins to integrate third party services or databases into Grafana
• Innovating our plugin system to allow for enhanced capabilities
• Supporting the operations and reliability of our plugins in Grafana Cloud
• Coming up with suggestions for process improvements
• Providing technical support in customer escalations
• Working closely with the rest of the Grafana Division

What Makes You a Great Fit

• You are comfortable working in a remote-first company; communication is key. For us, working together means being collaborative, friendly, kind and respectful. We value autonomy and enabling decisions over committees and red tape. We are a distributed team, working remotely, on a product that will be used by engineers all over the world – the ability to work on your own and ship working code is crucial.
• You have solid professional experience as a Backend Engineer with expertise in Go and backend services. Some experience with frontend technologies is valued, as it helps bridge the gap between backend systems and user-facing features.
• You have strong coding skills and operational experience; you were responsible for operating the software you have built.
• You have experience participating in on-call rotations to support software in production, ensuring reliability and responding to incidents as needed.
• You have a good understanding of a software development process that takes a user-centered approach.
• 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 able to communicate the design decisions clearly in written and spoken English.
• You enjoy working on complex solutions. Grafana is a highly technological solution and has avid followers who rely on it every day and care deeply about their workflows.
• You have experience in some or all of the following:
  • Backend technologies: Strong expertise in Go and familiarity with other backend languages is valued.
  • Containerization and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes.
  • CI/CD and DevOps: Knowledge of building pipelines, automated testing and deployment strategies.
  • Monitoring and observability: Familiarity with tools like Grafana, Prometheus or other observability platforms.
  • Front-end technologies (nice to have): TypeScript, React, Redux and RxJS.

Compensation & Rewards

In the US, the compensation range for this role is $148,505 - $178,206. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed throughout the interview process. All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success. We believe in shared outcomes—RSUs help us stay aligned and invested as we scale globally.

*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

We will recruit, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different and unique. We believe that equality and diversity builds a strong organization and we’re working hard to make sure that’s the foundation of our organization as we grow.

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