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Senior Backend Engineer - Grafana Backend Services

Grafana Labs - Company

UK, ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United KingdomFull-time - Senior (4-7 years)0 applicantsCloses Jul 22, 2026

Salary

GBP 91,000 - 114,000 / year

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Job description

Job details

  • Location: UK
  • Work mode: Remote
  • Employment type: Full-time (Not an internship)
  • Salary: GBP 91,000 - 114,000 per year

Role overview

Grafana Labs is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Backend Services team. In this role, you will contribute to the development of the Grafana Cloud observability platform, ensuring it remains flexible and scalable for millions of users worldwide. You will work on critical infrastructure that enables organizations to visualize and act on disparate data using advanced AI and open-source standards.

Job details

This is a full-time, remote position based in the UK. This role is not an internship. The offered salary range for this position is 91,000 GBP to 114,000 GBP.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable backend services for the Grafana Cloud platform.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into observability tools.
  • Maintain and optimize high-performance distributed systems to support millions of users.
  • Contribute to open-source projects and maintain open standards within the ecosystem.
  • Perform code reviews and mentor junior engineers to ensure high code quality.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in backend development with a focus on scalable cloud services.
  • Strong proficiency in Go or similar systems programming languages.
  • Proven track record of working with distributed systems and large-scale data.
  • Experience contributing to or managing open-source software projects.
  • Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment across the UK.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary range of 91,000 to 114,000 GBP.
  • Fully remote work flexibility.
  • Opportunity to work on industry-leading open-source technology.
  • Collaborative and open company culture.

Keywords

GoBackend EngineeringObservabilityCloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsOpen SourceAPI DesignScalability