Staff Software Engineer – Platform, SysEng

Grafana Labs

Staff Software Engineer scaling Grafana Cloud's observability platform and improving system performance. Collaborating cross-functionally to deliver high-quality backend solutions in a fully remote setup.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $174,986 - $209,983 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with engineers to build, deploy, and run workloads
Focus on scalability of the platform
Participate in project planning and execution
Collaborate with cross-functional teams for system improvement
Drive outcomes in a remote-first environment

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven delivery of large distributed systems
Demonstrable experience in system design
Hands-on cloud and platform experience
Reliability and performance ownership
Excellent coding and design skills
Comfort with AI-assisted development
Influence without authority
Strong communicator

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Bonus (if applicable)
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
30 days annual leave
3 days reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

System DesignCoding SkillsPerformance OptimizationScalability EngineeringCloud Computing

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationInfluence Without Authority