Grafana Labs

Senior Backend Engineer - Databases - Loki Query  | Spain | Remote

Grafana Labs · Spain (Remote)

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
Grafana Labs's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
24% of Grafana Labs's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Grafana Labs
high
131 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
2026-10-24

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About this role

As a Senior Backend Engineer focused on Databases at Grafana Labs, you will work on the telemetry databases including Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Pyroscope. Your responsibilities will involve designing, building, and maintaining critical systems, contributing to open-source projects, and participating in the full project lifecycle from ideation to operations. You will collaborate with your team in a remote setting, utilizing modern AI tools to enhance productivity and ensure high-quality software delivery.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Solid experience with at least one programming language (Go preferred, but Python, C, C++, Rust or similar are acceptable)
  • Some experience with delivering projects from gathering requirements to shipping a product
  • Some experience with developing software that runs in the Cloud or systems engineering
  • Experience writing clean, robust, and performant software

Nice to have

  • Experience working with Kubernetes and/or Docker
  • Experience using Grafana and Prometheus in operational roles
  • Exposure to microservices architecture and distributed systems
  • Familiarity with being on-call and performing operations/SRE tasks

What you get

  • Base compensation range of 83,000 EU - 104,000 EU
  • Equity
  • Bonus (if applicable)
  • 30 days of annual leave
  • In-person onboarding
  • Remote work culture

Worth weighing

  • Remote-only company culture may not suit everyone
  • Requires good communication skills due to remote setup
  • Role involves being on-call and taking ownership of services

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Listed by Grafana Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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