Software Engineer - Platform Metal | Ireland | Remote
Grafana Labs · Republic of Ireland (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 in the Platform Metal team at Grafana Labs, you will manage the physical environment from bare metal to Kubernetes, focusing on networking components, scheduling, and autoscaling. You'll also maintain Crossplane compositions and Terraform modules, ensuring alignment with the needs of Grafana Cloud application teams. This role emphasizes collaboration within a remote-first culture, where you'll engage in the full lifecycle of code development and deployment.
- benefits
- 3/5
- 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 from bare metal to Kubernetes
- Experience with cluster networking components
- Experience with scheduling and autoscaling
- Experience maintaining Crossplane compositions and Terraform modules
- Experience with operating code and understanding user needs
Nice to have
- Experience with Cluster-API, Tinkerbell, Talos, and/or Ceph
- Experience in open source or community-based projects
- Experience with multiple cloud service providers (CSPs)
- Experience operating and managing workloads on Kubernetes
- Familiarity with Kubernetes scheduling and projects like Karpenter
What you get
- Compensation range of €81,600 - €97,920
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for ownership in company success
- 100% remote work
- 30 days of annual leave, including Grafana Shutdown Days
- Career growth pathways
- In-person onboarding for new employees
Worth weighing
- Remote-only company may require strong self-management skills
- High growth environment may lead to evolving responsibilities
- No specific mention of work-life balance policies beyond annual leave
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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