Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana App Platform | US | Remote
Grafana Labs · United States (Remote)
Posted 8 days ago · $174,986 - $209,983
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 8 days Grafana Labs's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 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 Staff Backend Engineer at Grafana Labs, you will focus on enhancing the Grafana Cloud platform by coding new features, improving operational systems, and mentoring team members. Your role will involve collaborating across teams to ensure alignment with stakeholders, participating in on-call rotations, and utilizing modern AI tools to boost developer productivity. You will also contribute to the architectural evolution of Grafana to support multi-tenancy and scalability.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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
- Strong coding skills and operational experience
- Experience with SaaS platforms and distributed systems problems (e.g. scalability, multi-tenancy, data isolation, HA)
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work across teams and align with external stakeholders
- Pragmatic approach, prioritizing progress over perfection
- Familiarity with Golang or willingness to learn it
What you get
- 100% Remote work
- 30 days of annual leave including Grafana Shutdown Days
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for ownership in company success
- Defined opportunities for career growth
- In-person onboarding experience
- Transparent communication and approachable leadership
Worth weighing
- Compensation range provided but may vary based on experience and skillset
- On-call rotations may require availability during weekends
- The role involves significant architectural changes which may lead to ambiguity in initial phases
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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