Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

Open-source SaaS company specializing in observability and monitoring solutions, helping organizations make sense of their data.
$174,000 - $217,000
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cybersecurity

Description For Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

Grafana Labs, a leader in observability and monitoring solutions, is seeking a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer to join their Asserts.ai team within the Observability group. This role focuses on building and operating low-latency microservices in Java, working with Graph DB and other databases to provide automated Root Cause Insights. The position involves querying Grafana Cloud Metrics, Traces, and Logs databases and integrating with Grafana platform components.

As a remote-first company operating in over 32 countries, Grafana Labs values diversity and global collaboration. The role offers an opportunity to work on critical systems that will be rolled out to thousands of self-service customers, focusing on improving performance, reliability, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have strong distributed systems experience and leadership capabilities.

The position combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in Java, microservices, and Kubernetes. You'll be responsible for driving technical strategy, influencing product roadmap, and mentoring team members. The role offers competitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits, along with the chance to contribute to open-source projects used by millions globally.

Working at Grafana Labs means joining a company that powers observability solutions for major organizations worldwide, including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay. The company's commitment to work-life balance, professional development, and inclusive culture makes it an ideal place for those passionate about building scalable, impactful solutions in the observability space.

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Responsibilities For Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

  • Drive technical and business strategy in the Observability department
  • Influence the product roadmap and drive innovations
  • Drive system design and create design documents
  • Build and operate critical systems
  • Participate in on-call rotations
  • Mentor and support other team members
  • Become a subject matter expert for observability products

Requirements For Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

Java
Kubernetes
  • Experience in Java programming and microservices
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience in building and deploying SaaS software on cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Experience operating production services and organizing on-call rotations
  • Strong distributed systems background
  • Self-starter with bias towards action
  • Customer-focused mindset
  • Experience in delivering end-to-end projects
  • Active mentorship skills

Benefits For Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

Equity
  • Remote-first, globally distributed team
  • Company-wide hack-a-thons
  • Cross-functional team off-sites
  • Open-source contribution opportunities
  • Work-life balance
  • Personal growth and professional development
  • Equity
  • Bonus (if applicable)

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