Software Engineer - Platform Metal | UK | Remote
Grafana Labs · United Kingdom (Remote)
Posted about a month ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 33 days Grafana Labs's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 24% of Grafana Labs's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Grafana Labs
- high 88 stale, 2 reposted of 131 open
- Hiring momentum
- 206 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Grafana Labs's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Grafana Labs.
About this role
As a Software Engineer on the Platform Metal team at Grafana Labs, you will manage physical environments and Kubernetes clusters, focusing on storage, networking, and resource provisioning. Your role involves collaborating with application teams to understand their needs, maintaining infrastructure components, and ensuring efficient operations. You will also engage in the full development lifecycle, from design to integration testing, in a remote-first, collaborative environment.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 3/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Grafana Labs as an employer.
What you need
- Experience with distributed systems
- Experience managing physical environments and Kubernetes
- Knowledge of networking components such as load balancing, NAT, DNS
- Experience with Terraform and Crossplane
- Experience operating your code
- Datacenter experience
Nice to have
- Experience with Cluster-API, Tinkerbell, Talos, or Ceph
- Experience with cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience managing workloads on Kubernetes
- Familiarity with Kubernetes scheduling and projects like Karpenter
- Enjoys programming in Go
What you get
- 100% Remote work
- 30 days of annual leave
- In-person onboarding
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Career growth pathways
- Transparent communication
Worth weighing
- Compensation range is specified but may vary based on experience
- Remote-only company may not suit everyone
- Focus on open source and community-driven values may require alignment with personal values
Summarised from Grafana Labs's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Grafana Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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