Staff Software Engineer – Grafana Cloud Observability, Kubernetes Monitoring

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

📋 Description

• Create and execute high-quality, scalable integrations across a range of infrastructure components, applications, and data ingestion pipelines.

• Develop middleware components and libraries that streamline the development and maintenance of observability solutions.

• Represent Grafana Labs in open-source forums, working groups, and events when required.

• Collaborate with product teams, design, and documentation to create features that align with broader product strategies and meet customer requirements.

• Steer the technical direction and vision of the team, actively participating in strategic discussions and the future development of observability solutions.

• Coordinate with other departments, including Sales, Product, and Support teams, to provide a comprehensive product experience.

• Take responsibility for the services you manage by deploying well-tested, clean code.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• A robust background with 8+ years of experience in at least one programming language—any major language such as Python, .NET, Java, Go, Rust, etc., is acceptable.

• Proven experience in managing high-scale production systems operating on Kubernetes, including on-call participation, incident response, and postmortem practices.

• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Grafana).

• Strong knowledge of time-series data, challenges with metrics cardinality, and the trade-offs/optimizations of cost and performance in observability systems.

• Experience in a hands-on technical leadership position, influencing architectural decisions and guiding project teams beyond your immediate team.

• In-depth understanding of distributed systems concepts, such as scalability, consistency, high availability, and failure modes in large-scale systems.

• Proficient in writing clean, maintainable, robust, and high-performance software.

• Experience in managing projects from inception to completion in a self-directed manner.

• Excellent skills in problem-solving and debugging.

• Strong mentorship and leadership abilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% Remote, Global Culture.

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

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

• Innovation-Driven – Enjoy autonomy and support to produce excellent work and experiment with new ideas.

• Open Source Roots – Our operations are based on community-driven values that influence how we work.

• Empowered Teams – A culture of high trust and low ego that prioritizes outcomes over appearances.

• Career Growth Pathways – Clearly defined opportunities for professional growth and development.

• Approachable Leadership – Executives who are transparent, engaged, visible, and relatable.

• Passionate People – Join a team of intelligent, supportive individuals who genuinely care about their work.

• In-Person onboarding - We aim for you to thrive from day one alongside fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it.

• Balance is Key - We maintain a global annual leave policy of 30 days per year, with 3 days allocated for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to fully disconnect. *We will comply with local legislation where applicable.