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

Description:

• Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source company with over 20 million users globally.
• The company provides tools for monitoring various data sources, including climate change and business metrics.
• The Senior Software Engineer will work in the OSS Big Tent squad, focusing on developing and enhancing open source plugins for Grafana dashboards.
• Responsibilities include building new data source plugins, improving existing ones, and ensuring their reliability in Grafana Cloud.
• The role involves collaboration with the Data Sources team and other squads to drive innovation and solve engineering challenges.
• Daily tasks may include building plugins, innovating the plugin system, supporting operations, suggesting process improvements, and providing technical support.

Requirements:

• Candidates must be comfortable working in a remote-first environment, emphasizing collaboration and communication.
• A solid professional background as a Backend Engineer with expertise in Go and backend services is required.
• Experience with frontend technologies is valued to bridge backend systems and user-facing features.
• Strong coding skills and operational experience are necessary, including responsibility for software operation.
• Experience in on-call rotations to support software in production is required.
• A good understanding of user-centered software development processes is essential.
• Candidates should be able to transform ideas into working code and deliver large projects.
• Self-driven individuals who understand feedback loops in product development are preferred.
• Clear communication of design decisions in written and spoken English is necessary.
• Experience with backend technologies, containerization, CI/CD, monitoring tools, and front-end technologies is valued.

Benefits:

• The compensation range for this role in the US is $148,505 - $178,206, with actual compensation varying based on experience and skillset.
• All roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to give team members ownership in the company's success.
• The company offers a 100% remote work environment with a global culture.
• Employees can tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, evolving organization.
• Transparent communication and open decision-making are emphasized.
• Innovation is encouraged, with autonomy to ship great work and try new things.
• Career growth pathways are defined for employee development.
• Leadership is approachable, with visible and involved executives.
• The company promotes a balance with a global annual leave policy of 30 days, including dedicated shutdown days.