Senior Backend Engineer - Grafana App Platform Remote

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Grafana Labs is a remote‑first, open‑source powerhouse. With more than 20 million users worldwide, the Grafana visualization tool powers monitoring across diverse domains—from beehives to the Alps—and supports over 3 000 companies (including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay) with their observability strategies through the Grafana LGTM Stack.

We’re scaling fast and staying true to our open‑source legacy, global collaboration, and passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation‑driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do.

• Coding new features, enhancing the operational experience of the systems you develop, and iteratively improving them based on production insights.
• Authoring, contributing to, and reviewing design documents.
• Taking an active role in shaping the roadmap.
• Mentoring and supporting other team members and collaborating with different teams across the organization.
• Owning the experience of our customers by participating in weekday 12 h × 5 d and weekend 24 h × 2 d on‑call rotations.

• You have strong coding skills and operational experience; you were responsible for operating the software you built.
• You have worked on a SaaS platform and dealt with common distributed systems problems (e.g. scalability, multi‑tenancy, data isolation, HA).
• You have excellent communication skills, expressing ideas clearly in writing and during meetings.
• You are willing to work across teams, aligning your work with the needs of other squads and external stakeholders.
• You are pragmatic, prioritizing progress over perfection, and comfortable handling ambiguity.
• We are using Golang on the backend; you are either already familiar with Golang or are excited to learn the language.

In Canada, the base compensation range for this role is 164,000 CAD – 205,000 CAD. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed throughout the interview process. All roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to give every team member ownership in Grafana Labs’ success.

• 100% Remote, Global Culture – We bring together talent from around the world, united by 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. Three 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.

We will recruit, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different and unique. We believe that equality and diversity build a strong organization and we’re working hard to make sure that’s the foundation of our organization as we grow.

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Seniority:
Mid‑Senior level |

Employment type:

Full‑time | Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology | Industries:
Software Development