Staff Software Engineer - OpenTelemetry Python Instrumentation

at Grafana Labs

📍 Spain

EUR 97,000-121,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ Remote

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Details

Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to work remotely from Spain. The role is part of the Grafana Alerting squad, which develops functionality for managing alerts across Grafana open source and Grafana Cloud. The team works on distributed systems, alert ingestion and delivery, alert evaluation, reliability, performance, and availability at scale.

Responsibilities

Influence the team roadmap and personal career objectives.
Deliver new features and iterate based on results, customer feedback, and data.
Drive projects from initial ideation through production operations.
Contribute to open-source projects beyond the direct scope of the team.
Design, build, operate, and maintain critical systems.
Own system reliability, performance, and availability.
Participate in on-call rotations and take ownership of operated services.
Mentor and support team members.
Participate in design discussions and collaborate with the team.
Develop a deeper understanding of Grafana Cloud, its customers, and a large distributed-system codebase.

Requirements

Motivation, self-direction, and a bias toward action.
A customer-focused approach and passion for creating intuitive products.
Pragmatism when breaking down complex challenges into modular solutions, MVPs, short feedback loops, and iterative improvements.
Strong collaboration and communication skills in a fully remote environment.
Solid experience with at least one programming language. Grafana Labs uses Go, while experience with Python, Java, C++, Rust, or similar languages is also relevant.
Experience delivering projects from requirements gathering and ideation through to shipping products to customers.
Experience developing cloud software or working in systems engineering.
Experience writing clean, robust, performant, and maintainable software.
The ability to work independently and communicate effectively through remote collaboration and video calls.

Technologies and Systems

Go
Python
Java
C++
Rust
Grafana
Grafana Alerting
Grafana Cloud
Prometheus-based alerts
Distributed systems
Cloud software

Compensation and Benefits

Annual compensation in Spain of EUR 97,000–121,000.
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
100% remote work and a global culture.
Career growth pathways.
In-person onboarding.
Global annual leave policy of 30 days per year, including three Grafana Shutdown Days, subject to local legislation.