Senior Backend Engineer – Alerting | Spain | Remote

Senior Backend Engineer – Alerting (Remote, Spain)

Grafana Labs, the company behind the open observability cloud, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Alerting squad. This is a fully remote opportunity for candidates based in Spain.

The Grafana Alerting squad is at the core of the Grafana open-source project, focused on providing users with in-depth alert management capabilities. The team works closely with customers and Grafana Cloud teams to ensure Alerting functions seamlessly both on-premises and at scale in the cloud. Recent projects include building distributed systems for alert ingestion and delivery, unifying alert setup, and scaling alert evaluation to over 500 evaluations per second.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Actively influence the product roadmap and your own career development.
• Deliver new features, iterate based on results, and improve existing functionality.
• Drive projects from ideation through to operational deployment.
• Contribute to the open-source culture by working on projects beyond your immediate team's scope.
• Design, build, operate, and maintain critical systems, ensuring their reliability, performance, and availability.
• Participate in on-call rotations and take ownership of the services you manage.
• Mentor and support team members, engage in design discussions, and collaborate effectively.
• Deepen your understanding of our cloud product, customers, and the codebase of a large distributed system.

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• A motivated self-starter with a bias towards action and a customer-focused mindset.
• Passion for creating intuitive products that meet customer needs.
• Pragmatic approach to tackling complex challenges, breaking them down into modular, iterative solutions.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, essential for a fully remote team environment.
• Solid experience with at least one programming language (Go is used, but Python, Java, C++, Rust, or similar are transferable).
• Experience delivering projects from requirements gathering to shipping a product.
• Experience developing software for the cloud or systems engineering.
• Proven ability to write clean, robust, and performant software that is easily maintained.

Compensation & Rewards (Spain):

• Salary Range: €82,988 - €99,586 per annum. Actual compensation will be based on level, experience, and skillset.
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs): All roles include RSUs, providing ownership in Grafana Labs' success.

Why You'll Thrive at Grafana Labs:

• 100% Remote, Global Culture: Work with a diverse, international team united by collaboration and purpose.
• Scaling Organization: Engage in meaningful work within a high-growth, evolving environment.
• Transparent Communication: Benefit from open decision-making and regular company updates.
• Innovation-Driven: Enjoy autonomy and support to experiment and ship great work.
• Open Source Roots: Be part of a company built on community-driven values.
• Empowered Teams: Experience a high-trust, low-ego culture focused on outcomes.
• Career Growth Pathways: Access defined opportunities for professional development.
• Approachable Leadership: Work with transparent and involved executives.
• Passionate People: Join a team of smart, supportive individuals who care about their work.
• In-Person Onboarding: Participate in an onboarding experience to learn about the company and culture.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy 30 days of annual leave, including 3 Grafana Shutdown Days.

Grafana Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion.