Remote Staff Backend Engineer - Databases Upstream (Remote, Germany)

Description:

• This is a full-time remote role for candidates in the EMEA timezones.
• Grafana Cloud is a composable observability platform that integrates metrics, logs, traces, and profiles with Grafana.
• The Databases team operates telemetry databases such as Mimir for metrics, Loki for logs, Tempo for traces, and Pyroscope for profiles.
• These databases are offered as a hosted service in Grafana Cloud and as on-premise solutions.
• The Databases Upstream squad contributes to the open-source Prometheus and OpenTelemetry projects to enhance Grafana Cloud Metrics.
• A Databases Upstream engineer engages in open-source projects, performance improvements, and reliability enhancements.
• Responsibilities include maintaining open-source projects, influencing the roadmap, delivering new features, and driving projects from idea to operations.
• Engineers will design, build, operate, and maintain critical systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and availability.
• Participation in on-call rotations and collaboration with team members is expected.
• Engineers will also have opportunities to learn about the cloud product and customer needs.

Requirements:

• Candidates must be motivated self-starters with a bias towards action and a passion for observability.
• Pragmatism is essential; candidates should be able to break down complex challenges and deliver modular solutions.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills are required for working in a fully remote setup.
• Solid experience with at least one programming language is necessary; familiarity with Go, Python, C, C++, or Rust is beneficial.
• Some experience in delivering open-source projects from requirements gathering to product shipping is required.
• Candidates should have experience with software development in the Cloud or systems engineering.
• Experience with on-call duties and following the DevOps model is necessary.
• Candidates must demonstrate the ability to write clean, robust, and maintainable software.
• Familiarity with observability systems and the use of metrics, logs, and traces for debugging is required.

Benefits:

• The base compensation range for this role in Germany is €106,514 - €127,817, with actual compensation varying based on level, experience, and skillset.
• Benefits include equity, bonuses (if applicable), and additional perks as listed on the Grafana careers page.
• Grafana Labs promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace, encouraging applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences.