Staff AI Engineer - 2nd Horizon

📍 Germany
📍 Spain
📍 United Kingdom
📍 Ireland
📍 Sweden

EUR 94,000-117,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ Remote

Tech Stack
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Details

Grafana Labs is looking for an AI Software Engineer with a strong software engineering background, a quick-iteration mindset, and a passion for experimentation. The role focuses on shipping and scaling AI-powered features that help users understand and act on large enterprise datasets. You will work within the autonomous 2nd Horizon skunkworks initiative, developing analytics-focused AI agents and information-retrieval capabilities for use cases such as product analytics and sales data.

This is a remote position. Candidates are being considered in Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Spain, and the United Kingdom only.

Responsibilities

Build and deliver high-performance AI features that help users discover, organize, and optimize access to large datasets.
Prototype, test, validate, ship, and iterate on LLM- and agent-powered workflows for the data engineering lifecycle.
Develop AI-driven product features, including agentic integrations with internal tools such as Slack and alerting systems.
Engage with internal data teams for dogfooding and user feedback.
Use AI and automation tools to improve product functionality and development workflows.
Design, develop, test, and ship scalable and maintainable AI solutions.
Take ownership of solutions from initial concept through production delivery and ongoing improvement.
Communicate effectively and contribute across teams in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Requirements

Experience with large language models, context engineering, and applications powered by generative AI.
A proven track record of delivering production-grade software that is actively used by customers or users.
Strong software engineering skills and experience building user-facing systems.
Exposure to cloud-native environments such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure.
Experience using observability tools to understand and troubleshoot system behavior.
Ability to work independently, handle ambiguity, define scope, and drive projects forward.
Effective communication and a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach.

Bonus Points

Experience with agent frameworks or multi-agent workflows.
Experience as a data analyst or working with data platforms such as Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Snowflake, or Databricks.
Experience building tools for data engineering.

Benefits

Base compensation in Spain of €94,000–€117,000 per year.
Equity, bonus where applicable, and other benefits.
100% remote work and a global culture.
In-person onboarding.
30 days of annual leave per year, including three Grafana Shutdown Days, subject to local legislation.
Career growth opportunities, transparent communication, and an open-source, innovation-driven culture.