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Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana Backend Services | US | Remote

at Grafana Labs

📍 United States (Remote) Remote Posted March 26, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves developing and maintaining backend services for Grafana's observability platform, focusing on microservices, cloud deployment, and open-source collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop backend services
  • Manage microservices architecture
  • Contribute to open-source projects
  • Ensure system observability
  • Collaborate with teams

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes Grafana, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Go, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure, with an emphasis on scalable, observable systems.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend engineer with expertise in API development, microservices, and cloud infrastructure, with a strong background in open-source projects and observability tools, comfortable working remotely.

Must-Have Skills

Backend engineeringAPI developmentCloud infrastructureGrafanaMicroservices

Nice-to-Have Skills

Open-source contributionOn-call rotationAI coding assistants

Tools & Platforms

GrafanaDockerKubernetesGitCI/CD tools

Required Skills

Backend engineeringAPI developmentcloud infrastructureGrafanamicroservicesKubernetesDockeropen-sourceobservabilityPythonGo

Hard Skills

Backend DevelopmentAPICloud ServicesGrafanaGoPythonDockerKubernetesMicroservicesObservability

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringDesign ReviewKnowledge SharingProblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Technology / SaaS
Job Function Develop and maintain backend services for Grafana's observability platform
Role Subtype Backend Engineer
Tech Domains Grafana, Docker, Kubernetes, Python

Keywords for Your Resume

Staff Backend EngineerGrafana Backend ServicesAPI developmentMicroservicesCloud infrastructureKubernetesDockerOpen-sourceObservabilityGoPythonRemoteBackend engineeringOn-call rotationAI coding assistantsDevOpsSaaSbackend engineermicroservicescloud infrastructureGrafanadockerkubernetesobservabilityopen-sourceremote

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with Kubernetes or Docker, No backend or API development experience, Unwilling to work remotely, No experience with microservices

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