Senior Backend Engineer, Tempo — Remote (US/Canada)

Grafana Labs is seeking a Senior Tempo Engineer for a remote role spanning Canada and the US. You will drive architectural direction for Tempo, Grafana’s tracing backend, and help scale Tempo from a SaaS database to a platform powering next-generation observability products.

You’ll lead complex projects, own critical Tempo components, and shape APIs for human and agent use. This fully remote role emphasizes collaboration, code quality, and open-source involvement.