You will join a team of engineers responsible for building and maintaining k6, a performance testing tool written in Go.
Work on features and improvements across the k6 codebase, from initial idea through implementation and delivery.
Collaborate closely with other engineers on design, implementation, and code reviews.
Deliver production-quality code, maintain existing functionality, and help keep the system reliable and maintainable over time.
Some work may involve the k6 cloud offering, which builds on top of k6 to run distributed tests across data centers worldwide.

Requirements

Strong experience building production software in Go, or another language with good support for concurrency and parallelism
Experience working on larger or long-lived codebases
The ability to work independently on scoped problems and deliver them to completion
Clear technical communication skills, especially in code reviews and design discussions
A good understanding of internet protocols such as HTTP, gRPC, and WebSockets, with some familiarity with lower-level networking concepts
Experience with modern development practices, including testing, code review, and iterative development.

Benefits

100% Remote, Global Culture - As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.
Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.
Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things.
Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work.
Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics.
Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career.
Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human.
Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do.
In-Person onboarding - We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it.
Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect. *We will comply with local legislation where applicable.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Goperformance testingconcurrencyparallelismHTTPgRPCWebSocketstestingcode reviewiterative development

technical communicationindependent workcollaborationproblem-solving