Remote Software Engineer - Platform Capacity (Remote, Canada)

Description:

• This is a remote position and candidates from Canada only are being considered.
• The role is part of the Platform Capacity squad at Grafana Labs, which handles cloud service provider resources, scaling systems, and tooling.
• Responsibilities include managing cost, cloudcost-exporter, dashboards, and discount management.
• The squad also designs, develops, and operates internal monitoring systems to help engineering teams maintain SLOs using technologies like Prometheus and Alertmanager.
• The successful candidate will help design, compare, and choose appropriate solutions for cloud service provider resource observability, create cost alerts, improve cloud-cost margins, enhance the reliability of autoscaling tools, and investigate unallocated resources.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years of engineering or software development experience is required.
• At least 1 year of experience working in a cloud environment is necessary.
• Candidates should have a focus or interest in cloud engineering within a platform team.
• Experience working in a Platform group delivering services to internal customers is essential.
• Candidates should have experience or interest in implementing, integrating, and maintaining observability systems and processes.
• Nice to have skills include experience with Karpenter, Docker Infrastructure, familiarity with Kubernetes administration, and knowledge of microservices, telemetry querying, visualization and reporting, shift-left observability, OpenTelemetry, and Python.

Benefits:

• The base compensation range for this role in Canada is CAD 115,169 - CAD 138,203, with actual compensation varying based on level, experience, and skillset.
• Benefits include equity, a bonus (if applicable), and other benefits as listed on the Grafana careers page.
• Grafana Labs promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace, encouraging applicants from all backgrounds to apply.