Senior Software Engineer – Application Core Services

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

📋 Description

• Actively influence the team roadmap and your personal career development.

• Lead projects from initial concept to implementation and ongoing production operations.

• Design, construct, operate, and maintain essential systems with an emphasis on reliability, performance, and availability.

• Develop and sustain production backend services and APIs that facilitate core customer and business workflows.

• Contribute to both customer-facing and internal web applications, including our account management portal.

• Design, develop, and maintain integrations between Grafana systems and external business platforms like NetSuite, Salesforce, and other third-party services.

• Collaborate across internal services, APIs, and external systems to create reliable data flows and critical business automations.

• Continuously enhance the existing codebase by addressing technical debt, fortifying CI/CD pipelines, and expanding test coverage.

• Take responsibility for the services your team operates, including engaging in on-call rotations.

• Work closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders throughout the company using asynchronous communication and regular video meetings.

• Engage in one or more significant AppCore domains such as billing, provisioning, cloud marketplace integrations, account management workflows, and business systems integrations.

• Participate in technical design discussions and assist in developing pragmatic solutions to business-critical challenges.

• Embrace our open-source culture and contribute to projects that may extend beyond your team's immediate focus.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong software engineering experience with at least one modern programming language such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Go, or similar technologies.

• Extensive experience in building and maintaining production backend services and APIs.

• Solid experience in frontend development using TypeScript, particularly in modern web applications.

• Ability to effectively work across the technology stack to deliver comprehensive features that span backend systems, APIs, integrations, and customer-facing web experiences.

• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining integrations between internal services and external platforms.

• Familiarity with external business systems like NetSuite, Salesforce, or similar SaaS platforms via APIs, events, or middleware.

• Capability to design reliable interactions across APIs, asynchronous workflows, and service boundaries.

• Proven experience in building and maintaining production systems and services.

• Track record of delivering projects from concept to production in a self-driven manner.

• Understanding of ownership in a “you build it, you own it” environment, which includes operational responsibilities.

• Experience writing clean, maintainable, and thoroughly tested code.

• Strong grasp of contemporary software development practices, including CI/CD, code reviews, and automated testing.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills in distributed team settings.

• Ability to navigate both technical and business problem domains, partnering with stakeholders to provide practical solutions.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% Remote, Global Culture.

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

• Transparent Communication – Anticipate open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.

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

• Open Source Roots – Our operations are built on community-driven values that guide our work.

• Empowered Teams – We foster a high trust, low ego culture that emphasizes results over appearances.

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

• Approachable Leadership – Transparent executives who are involved, visible, and personable.

• Passionate People – Join a team of intelligent, supportive individuals who are deeply committed to their work.

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

• Balance is Key – We maintain a global annual leave policy of 30 days per year, with 3 days of your leave reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to ensure the team can fully disconnect.