Senior Backend Engineer - Grafana k6 | Germany | Remote

Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse. The company is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join the synthetics squad, which builds and operates their monitoring product, Grafana k6. The successful candidate will drive technical implementations, contribute to business conversations, and help shape the long-term strategy. The role involves designing and implementing high-quality, scalable services, working with product teams, and supporting the technical direction and vision of the team.

Requirements

• Strong 8+ years of experience with at least one programming language
• Demonstrated experience working with and monitoring Kubernetes in a production environment
• Experience with cloud-based software development and production systems
• Experience writing clean, maintainable, robust, and performant software
• Familiarity with observability tooling (e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience with delivering projects from start to finish in a self-driven manner
• Experience in a hands-on technical leadership role, setting technical direction and leading project teams
• Experience with distributed systems
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong mentoring and leadership skills
• Experience participating in an on-call rotation and incident management

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Annual leave policy of 30 days per annum
• Grafana Shutdown Days
• Equal Opportunity Employer