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Grafana Labs is seeking a remote Backend Engineer for their Platform team, specifically within the AppCore group, to design and build critical systems that enhance their Grafana Cloud offerings. The ideal candidate will have experience with distributed systems and Golang, and a passion for improving developer and user experiences.
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Job Summary
This role involves building critical control-plane services that manage the creation, configuration, and reconciliation of Grafana Cloud stacks at scale.
The team operates within a remote-first, open-source culture where engineers are expected to take full ownership of production systems and collaborate across global time zones.
Engineers will solve complex challenges related to stateful systems, eventual consistency, and ensuring reliable customer workflows through robust reconciliation loops.
Matching Summary
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Grafana Labs is seeking a remote Backend Engineer for their Platform team, specifically within the AppCore group, to design and build critical systems that enhance their Grafana Cloud offerings. The ideal candidate will have experience with distributed systems and Golang, and a passion for improving developer and user experiences.
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Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Golang backend development experience
SaaS platform distributed systems knowledge
Remote work experience minimum 1 year
Kubernetes in AWS GCP or Azure
Infrastructure-as-code tooling familiarity
Nice-to-have
AI-assisted and agentic development practices
Open source community contribution
Experience with billing engine automation
Cloud marketplace integration skills
Strong asynchronous collaboration abilities
Key Requirements
At least 1 year of fully remote work experience
Professional experience with Golang
Familiarity with Kubernetes on major cloud providers
Experience working on SaaS platforms
Ability to write clean, well-tested software
Work Rights
Must be located in UK, Germany, Spain, Ireland, or Sweden