Engineering Manager, Observability Dept | Uk | Remote

Grafana Labs

Remote, United Kingdom
Base: gbp 103,709 - gbp 124,651; bonus/equity: equ...
Fully remote
Observability domain knowledge
Opentelemetry community collaboration
Remote team management across time zones
Grafana Labs is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Observability Department, focusing on remote candidates from the NASA or EMEA time zones. The role involves managing a distributed team of engineers, promoting collaboration with the OpenTelemetry community, and driving innovative projects within their observability platform

Job Summary

  • This role involves managing a distributed team of engineers focused on developing and scaling Grafana Alloy, an open-source distribution of the OpenTelemetry collector.
  • The company offers a remote-first global culture with a focus on transparency, autonomy, and trust, supported by modern AI coding assistants.
  • Candidates must demonstrate deep expertise in observability and distributed systems while fostering a psychologically safe environment for continuous innovation.

Matching Summary

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Grafana Labs is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Observability Department, focusing on remote candidates from the NASA or EMEA time zones. The role involves managing a distributed team of engineers, promoting collaboration with the OpenTelemetry community, and driving innovative projects within their observability platform.

Salary

Base: GBP 103,709 - GBP 124,651; Bonus/Equity: Equity and bonus if applicable; Benefits: Company-funded AI tool usage budget, 30 days annual leave

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Observability domain knowledge
  • OpenTelemetry community collaboration
  • Remote team management across time zones
  • Distributed systems principles
  • Customer-focused engineering leadership

Nice-to-have

  • AI-assisted development workflow experience
  • Psychological safety culture building
  • Autonomous engineering team support
  • Cross-functional stakeholder alignment

Key Requirements

  • Domain knowledge in observability and OpenTelemetry
  • Experience managing autonomous engineering teams
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems scalability
  • Comfort working across EMEA and NASA time zones

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