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Staff Backend Engineer - Databases Tempo | US | Remote

Remote (US and Canada)$174,986 - $209,983 USD (US only)Posted 25 days ago

Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead the development and architecture of Tempo, an open-source distributed tracing backend that supports Grafana's observability products. The role involves setting technical direction, driving multi-quarter initiatives, and collaborating across teams to enhance Tempo's platform capabilities.

Location: Remote (US and Canada)

Salary: $174,986 - $209,983 USD (US only)

Responsibilities

  • Lead multi-quarter technical initiatives such as trace aggregation APIs, autoscaling, and query engine improvements.
  • Own the architecture of core Tempo components: ingestion, storage, query, and metrics generation.
  • Design APIs for humans and agents to enable reliable building on Tempo.
  • Drive operational excellence with concrete SLOs, automation, and incident management.
  • Partner with product and other teams to understand and improve Tempo's integration and usage.
  • Mentor engineers through code review, design feedback, and knowledge sharing.
  • Participate in on-call duties and incident response.
  • Contribute to open source community efforts for Tempo.

Requirements

  • Technical leadership experience in complex, multi-quarter initiatives.
  • Deep experience building and operating distributed data systems.
  • Strong software craftsmanship in writing clean, robust, performant software.
  • Proficiency in Go or other systems languages like Rust, C, C++.
  • Operational mindset with experience owning production services and reducing toil.
  • Customer-focused, pragmatic problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication skills for remote collaboration.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary range with RSUs, ownership in Grafana Labs.
  • Remote-first, global culture emphasizing collaboration and transparency.
  • Opportunities for career growth and development.
  • Involvement in open source projects.
  • Work-life balance with a global annual leave policy and Grafana Shutdown Days.
  • Supportive, innovative, and diverse team environment.

Location

Remote (US and Canada)

Salary

$174,986 - $209,983 USD (US only)

Category

Engineering

Source

himalayas

Posted

25 days ago

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