Software Engineer – Platform Metal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee the physical "Metal" environment, ranging from bare metal to Kubernetes.

• Supervise cluster networking elements, including load balancing, NAT, DNS, CNIs, cross-cluster communication, routing protocols, and architectural design.

• Manage scheduling and autoscaling processes.

• Maintain Crossplane compositions and Terraform modules for CSP resources that are shared among Grafana Cloud users.

• Handle versioning and compatibility for Crossplane, Terraform Core, and providers.

• Collaborate with Grafana Cloud application teams to identify their requirements and invest in the appropriate capabilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Comfortable working in a remote-first environment.

• Strong communication skills, with a collaborative, friendly, kind, and respectful demeanor.

• Interest in distributed systems.

• Eager to learn and develop professionally.

• Holistic approach to development, incorporating design documents, developer feedback, and integration testing.

• Experience in operating your own code.

• Proficiency in Go, Python, and Shell scripting.

• Experience in datacenter operations.

• Willingness to engage in an on-call rotation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

• 100% remote work with a global culture.

• Opportunities for career advancement.

• In-person onboarding experience.

• 30 days of annual leave each year.

• Three annual leave days specifically designated for Grafana Shutdown Days.

• Transparent communication and regular updates company-wide.

• Autonomy and support to deliver excellent work and explore new initiatives.

• Empowered, high-trust, low-ego organizational culture.

• Approachable and transparent leadership.