Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Grafana Data Source Plugins - Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs is the company behind Grafana Cloud, a fully managed observability platform trusted by over 10,000 organizations. Built on open source and open standards, Grafana Cloud integrates AI to provide unified visibility across disparate data, enabling teams to understand and act quickly. Customers include Anthropic, Bloomberg, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Salesforce.

We are a 100% remote company with team members across 40+ countries, backed by leading investors. We are scaling fast, maintaining our open-source legacy, global collaborative culture, and passion for meaningful work. Our environment thrives on transparency, autonomy, and trust.

This is a remote opportunity, and we are interested in candidates based in the US or Canada. Residents of Quebec are not eligible for this role.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer in the Grafana Data Source Plugins squad, you will take a leading role in developing and enhancing a diverse portfolio of data source plugins that retrieve the data powering Grafana dashboards used by teams worldwide.

Our team focuses on continuously improving data source plugins, ensuring a seamless experience for human and agent users alike. A key aspect of this role is guaranteeing the smooth operation and reliability of our plugins in Grafana Cloud, helping us deliver on our commitment to world-class observability tools.

What You’ll Be Doing

Some data source plugins we own include:

• Prometheus
• Loki
• Infinity
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• AWS Cloudwatch
• Clickhouse

A typical “day in the life” could include:

• Building or improving Grafana plugins to integrate third-party services or databases into Grafana.
• Supporting the operations and reliability of our plugins in Grafana Cloud.
• Coming up with suggestions for process improvements.
• Integrating data sources with agentic workflows such as Grafana Assistant.
• Providing technical support in customer escalations.
• Working closely with the rest of the Grafana Division.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• You know how to transform ideas into working code; you are able to design a solution, get feedback, and deliver large projects.
• You are a self-driven individual who understands the power of feedback loops in making roadmap decisions and driving our product forward.
• You are a motivated self-starter with a bias towards action and willing to take on any challenge.
• You are customer-focused. We build everything with our users in mind. You have a passion for creating intuitive products that fit customers’ needs.
• You are an excellent communicator and you enjoy collaboration.
• You are comfortable working in a remote-first company.

Requirements

• Solid experience with Golang & Typescript.
• Experience with Kubernetes & microservices.
• Experience writing clean, robust, and performant software that is easily maintained by others.
• Experience participating in an on-call rotation and performing operations/SRE tasks.

Bonus Points For

• You have been a user of Grafana and Grafana Data Sources.
• You have expertise in one of the underlying databases we support.
• You have strong experience working with a Product Manager or external stakeholders.

Why You’ll Thrive at Grafana Labs

• 100% Remote, Global Culture – We bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.
• Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
• Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.
• Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things.
• Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work.
• Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics.
• Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career.
• Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human.
• Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do.
• In-Person onboarding – We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it.
• Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect.