Senior Software Engineer, Grafana OSS Big Tent

About the Role

Take a leading role in developing and enhancing a diverse portfolio of open source data source plugins that power Grafana dashboards used by millions globally. This is an exciting opportunity to drive innovation in observability tools within a remote-first, open-source powerhouse environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance Grafana plugins to integrate third-party services or databases (e.g., Prometheus, Loki, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Innovate the Grafana plugin system to enable enhanced capabilities for data retrieval.
• Support the operations and ensure the reliability of existing plugins within Grafana Cloud.
• Provide technical support in customer escalations and suggest process improvements.
• Collaborate closely with the rest of the Grafana Division and Data Sources team to solve complex engineering challenges.

Requirements

• Solid professional experience as a Backend Engineer with deep expertise in Go and backend services.
• Strong coding skills and proven operational experience, including responsibility for operating the software you build.
• Experience participating in on-call rotations to ensure software reliability in production environments.
• Ability to transform complex ideas into working code, design solutions, gather feedback, and deliver large projects autonomously.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English for clearly articulating design decisions.
• Comfort working in a remote-first, highly collaborative, and autonomous environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment strategies.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools beyond Grafana (e.g., Prometheus).
• Some experience with frontend technologies like TypeScript, React, Redux, and RxJS is valued.