Senior Backend Engineer – Alerting | Ireland | Remote

Senior Backend Engineer – Alerting (Remote, Ireland)

Grafana Labs, the company behind the open observability cloud, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Alerting squad. This is a 100% remote, permanent position, with a preference for candidates based in Ireland.

Grafana Labs is built on principles of open source, open standards, open ecosystems, and open culture. Their fully managed observability platform, Grafana Cloud, is flexible and designed for scale, empowering organizations to understand and act on their data. With over 35 million users and 7,000+ customers, Grafana Labs ensures the reliability of applications and systems worldwide.

About the Role

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

What You’ll Be Doing

• Influence the product roadmap and your own career objectives.
• Deliver new features, iterate based on results, and improve existing functionalities.
• Drive projects from ideation through to operational deployment.
• Contribute to the open-source culture and potentially other projects.
• Design, build, operate, and maintain critical systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and availability.
• Participate in on-call rotations and take ownership of running services.
• Mentor and support team members, participate in design discussions, and collaborate effectively.
• Deepen your understanding of distributed systems, cloud products, and customer needs.

As a remote-first company, strong communication and an independent attitude are essential.

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, designing modular solutions, and iterating based on feedback.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills for effective teamwork in a remote setting.
• Solid experience with at least one programming language (Go, Python, Java, C++, Rust, or similar).
• Experience delivering projects from requirements gathering to product launch in a self-driven manner.
• Experience developing software for the cloud or systems engineering.
• Proven ability to write clean, robust, and performant software that is easily maintained.

Compensation & Rewards

• Salary Range (Ireland): EUR 104,000 - EUR 124,800 per annum (actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset).
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs): All roles include RSUs, providing ownership in Grafana Labs' success.
• 100% Remote: Work from anywhere in Ireland.
• Global Culture: Join a diverse, collaborative, and purpose-driven team.
• Scaling Organization: Contribute to meaningful work in a high-growth environment.
• Transparent Communication: Open decision-making and regular company updates.
• Innovation-Driven: Autonomy and support to experiment and innovate.
• Open Source Roots: Work within a community-driven ethos.
• Empowered Teams: A high-trust, low-ego culture valuing outcomes.
• Career Growth: Defined pathways for professional development.
• Approachable Leadership: Transparent and involved executives.
• Passionate People: Join a team of smart, supportive, and dedicated individuals.
• In-Person Onboarding: Initial onboarding to help you thrive from day one.
• Work-Life Balance: 30 days of annual leave, including 3 dedicated Grafana Shutdown Days.

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