Engineering Manager – Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland.

📋 Description

• Lead and develop a remote team of engineers by conducting regular one-on-ones, offering consistent feedback, and facilitating individual performance and career advancement.

• Collaborate with product management and engineering leadership to define the roadmap, strategy, and OKRs for the Usage squad, ensuring alignment with the overall company mission and customer impact.

• Steer the team through the complete project lifecycle, from initial technical design and scoping to delivery and post-launch iteration, guaranteeing high-quality and timely results within the Usage domain (such as billing engine, cost management and billing application, reconciliation systems).

• Serve as a project manager, promoting collaboration with Product, DealOps, GTM, Pricing and Monetization, Support, and neighboring AppCore squads to eliminate obstacles and ensure synchronized delivery across service boundaries.

• Cultivate a high-trust, security-first team culture that embraces considered AI-assisted development practices to improve engineering workflows and reduce toil.

• Participate in hiring and talent acquisition initiatives, collaborating with People Ops to attract and retain a diverse group of engineers.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience managing software engineering teams.

• Prior experience as an Individual Contributor (IC) in a relevant engineering position for a minimum of 3 years.

• A robust software engineering foundation, ideally including experience in backend systems (such as Go), allowing for credible engagement in technical design discussions and prompting the team towards sound decisions.

• Strong understanding of distributed systems principles, including scalability, fault tolerance, consistency, and observability.

• Proven ability to manage delivery across multiple concurrent projects, align stakeholders with conflicting priorities, and effectively communicate risks and timelines.

• Comfortable collaborating with engineering teams that possess a strong sense of autonomy in their decision-making processes.

• Deeply customer-focused, consistently grounding technical choices in real-world user and business impacts.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools and a willingness to integrate AI-powered resources into a team's workflow.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% Remote, Global Culture - As a remote-only organization, we unite talent from around the globe, connected by a culture of collaboration and shared goals.

• Scaling Organization – Engage in meaningful work within a high-growth, constantly evolving environment.

• Transparent Communication – Experience open decision-making and regular updates across the company.

• Innovation-Driven – Enjoy autonomy and support to deliver excellent work and explore new ideas.

• Open Source Roots – Founded on community-driven values that influence our work practices.

• Empowered Teams – A culture characterized by high trust and low ego, emphasizing outcomes over appearances.

• Career Growth Pathways – Clearly defined opportunities for career advancement and development.

• Approachable Leadership – Transparent executives who are engaged, visible, and relatable.

• Passionate People – Become part of a team of intelligent, supportive individuals who care deeply about their work.

• In-Person onboarding - We aim for you to thrive from day one alongside fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn about our operations and methodologies.

• Balance is Key - We uphold a global annual leave policy of 30 days per year, with 3 days of your leave designated for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to truly disconnect. *We will adhere to local legislation where applicable.