Full-Time

Senior Backend Engineer

Adaptive Telemetry

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Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs

1,001-5,000 employees

Observability and monitoring solutions provider

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

CA$153k - CA$184kAnnually

+ Equity + Bonus

Senior

Remote in Canada

Candidates must be in the Eastern timezone of Canada; residents of Quebec are not eligible.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Rust
Python
Go
C/C++
Requirements
  • You are a motivated self starter with a bias towards action.
  • You are customer focused. We build everything with our users in mind.
  • You have a passion for creating intuitive products that fit customers’ needs.
  • Solid experience with at least one programming language. We use Go, but if you have familiarity with Python, C, C++, Rust or similar then that translates well.
  • Some experience with delivering projects from gathering requirements, brainstorming ideas all the way to shipping a product to the customer’s hands in a self-driven way.
  • Some experience with developing software that runs in the Cloud or some experience with systems engineering.
  • Some experience working with microservices architectures and distributed systems.
  • Experience writing clean, robust, and performant software that is easily maintained by others.
Responsibilities
  • Take an active role in influencing our roadmap and your own career objectives.
  • Work with your team to deliver new features, then use the results to iterate and improve.
  • Drive projects from initial ideation all the way to operations once it is in the hands of customers.
  • Contribute to other projects that may not directly fall within your team’s scope.
  • Design, build, operate, and maintain critical systems, owning the reliability, performance, and availability.
  • Be a part of your team’s follow-the-sun on-call rotations and take ownership of the services you’re running.
  • Mentor and support other team members, participate in design discussions and collaborate with the team.
  • Learn new skills by gaining a deeper understanding of our cloud product and our customers and getting to know the codebase of a large distributed system.

Grafana Labs specializes in observability and monitoring solutions for cloud infrastructure and applications. Its main product, Grafana, is an open-source metrics dashboard that allows users to visualize and analyze data from various sources. This helps businesses monitor the performance and health of their systems in real-time. Grafana Labs serves a wide range of clients, from large enterprises to individual developers, across sectors like technology, finance, healthcare, and retail. Unlike many competitors, Grafana Labs offers both open-source and commercial products, generating revenue through premium features, enterprise support, and managed cloud services. The company's goal is to provide essential tools that ensure the reliability and efficiency of digital services.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$783.2M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

17%

2 year growth

49%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Grafana Labs raised $270M, boosting its valuation to over $6 billion in 2023.
  • Expansion into Southeast Asia shows Grafana's commitment to meeting regional demands.
  • AI-driven observability tools enhance Grafana's data analysis and monitoring capabilities.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from Datadog, Dynatrace, and New Relic pressures Grafana to innovate.
  • Recent security vulnerabilities could affect customer trust and lead to scrutiny.
  • Rapid regional expansion may strain resources and impact service quality.

What makes Grafana Labs unique

  • Grafana Labs offers a unique open-source observability platform with extensive customization.
  • The company provides both self-managed and fully managed observability solutions for diverse needs.
  • Grafana Labs integrates seamlessly with various data sources, enhancing its versatility and appeal.

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Benefits

30 days of paid vacation each year on top of national holidays, parental leave, & sick leave

Health coverage

4% contribution match on our 401(k)

$1,500 learning and development stipend

Udemy subscription

Complimentary subscription to Headspace

Discounts on a wide variety of services, including entertainment, food, and fitness.

Remote Work Option

Global Employee Assistance Program