Senior Backend Engineer - Databases - Loki Query | UK | Remote

In this role you will shape the telemetry databases powering Grafana Cloud, working on Mimir, Loki, Tempo and related components. You’ll influence the roadmap, deliver features end-to-end, and own critical systems’ reliability and performance in a remote, collaborative environment. You will contribute to open-source projects and interoperate with cloud-native tech to scale observations for customers worldwide. This role combines hands-on coding with design reviews, on-call ownership, and cross-team collaboration to drive impactful outcomes.

• equity
• bonus (if applicable)
• 30 days annual leave
• Grafana Shutdown Days
• remote-friendly culture
• global career growth pathways

• Influence roadmap and align on career objectives
• Collaborate with team to deliver features and iterate based on results
• Drive projects from ideation to production
• Contribute to open-source projects beyond team scope
• Design, build, operate, and maintain critical, reliable systems
• Own on-call rotations and service running responsibilities
• Support teammates through design discussions and code reviews
• Learn about Grafana Cloud, customers, and the codebase of a large distributed system

• Experience with at least one programming language (Go preferred)
• End-to-end product delivery experience in a self-driven manner
• Experience with cloud or systems engineering
• Write clean, robust, maintainable, and performant software

• Self-motivated with bias to action
• Customer-focused and user-oriented product mindset
• Pragmatic problem-solving with quick feedback loops
• Go (primary)
• Familiarity with Python, C, C++, Rust or similar
• Cloud software development and distributed systems