Staff Backend Engineer

Grafana Labs

Staff-level Backend Engineer building backend architecture for AI-native data intelligence system at Grafana Labs. Designing services for context ingestion and agent-facing integrations.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $174,986 - $209,983 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building scalable backend services and APIs for AI applications, with a strong focus on observability and cloud-native environments. Proven ability to take ownership of projects and effectively communicate in collaborative settings.

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Backend Service DevelopmentAI Technologies and FrameworksCloud-Native EnvironmentsObservability ToolsLLMs and Prompt Engineering

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Hard Skills

Production-Grade Software DevelopmentAPI DevelopmentMulti-Tenant ArchitectureContext IngestionIndexing Services

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationCollaborative AttitudeProven InitiativeSolutions-Oriented Mindset

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPAzureObservability Tools

Industry Keywords

SaaSAI SolutionsGenAIPrototypingIterative Development

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build the core backend services: Design, implement, test, and operate services for context ingestion and indexing.
Create a scalable SaaS foundation: Define and build architecture for multi-tenant service.
Power agent-facing retrieval workflows: Build APIs for AI agents and internal applications.
Work across product and infrastructure and make practical tradeoffs.
Operate what you build: Instrument services with observability tools.
Contribute to technical direction: Help shape architecture and engineering practices.
Effective communication in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
Ownership and impact: Take full ownership of AI solutions developed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong engineering skills: Solid experience building production-grade, user-facing software systems.
AI experience with a practical mindset: Familiar with AI technologies and frameworks
Quick iteration and experimentation: Comfortable releasing prototypes and iterating.
Proven initiative: Ownership and drive projects forward.
Collaborative attitude: Effective communication and solutions-oriented mindset.
Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and building applications powered by GenAI.
Proven track record of delivering software that made it into production.
Exposure to working in cloud-native environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
Experience using observability tools to understand and troubleshoot system behavior.

Benefits

Comp & perks

equity
bonus (if applicable)
30 days annual leave
3 days reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days
remote work options