Staff Software Engineer
Core
Drive technical strategy and roadmap for Adaptive Telemetry solutions (Adaptive Metrics, Logs, Traces, Profiles) to optimize telemetry data storage and retention based on usage patterns.
Role type
Staff Backend Engineer (Adaptive Telemetry)
Builds
Adaptive Telemetry solutions for Grafana Cloud
Domain
Observability, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems design, Cloud-native architecture (Kubernetes, IaC), Reliability engineering (SLOs/SLIs), Go, System design, Cross-functional leadership, Incident response, Capacity planning
Preferred skills
AI-assisted development, Streaming/messaging systems (Kafka), Python/C/C++/Rust
Technologies
Go, Kubernetes, Kafka, Prometheus, Grafana, Mimir, Loki, Tempo, Pyroscope
Responsibilities
Define architectural vision and prioritize work for major platform improvements, Lead end-to-end delivery of large cross-functional projects, Own architecture, reliability, performance and cost for critical systems, Define SLOs/SLIs and lead incident response, Mentor and grow engineering talent, Align stakeholders and remove blockers
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
