Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana App Platform | Germany | Remote

Grafana Labs

Germany
Base: €109,709 - €131,651; bonus/equity: restricte...
Remote
Strong coding skills in golang or willingness to learn
Experience with saas platforms at scale
Operational experience owning built software
Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer for their Grafana App Platform, focusing on the development and scaling of their SaaS products. The role is remote and requires strong coding skills, operational experience, and familiarity with SaaS platforms, particularly around distributed systems challenges. ###

Job Summary

  • Grafana Labs is scaling its cloud business by refactoring the core architecture to be fully multi-tenant and scalable.
  • The role involves coding new features, authoring design documents, and participating in weekday and weekend on-call rotations.
  • Employees have access to company-funded modern AI coding assistants and frontier models to iterate quickly without friction.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer for their Grafana App Platform, focusing on the development and scaling of their SaaS products. The role is remote and requires strong coding skills, operational experience, and familiarity with SaaS platforms, particularly around distributed systems challenges. ###

Salary

Base: €109,709 - €131,651; Bonus/Equity: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) included; Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus shutdown days

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Strong coding skills in Golang or willingness to learn
  • Experience with SaaS platforms at scale
  • Operational experience owning built software
  • Knowledge of distributed systems problems like scalability
  • Ability to participate in on-call rotations

Nice-to-have

  • Pragmatic approach prioritizing progress over perfection
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience mentoring team members
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools
  • Willingness to work across multiple teams

Key Requirements

  • Must reside in UK, Germany, Spain, Sweden, or Ireland
  • Strong operational experience with software you have built
  • Experience dealing with data isolation and high availability

Work Rights

Must be located in eligible countries (UK, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Ireland)

Tailored Resume

Cover Letter