Engineering Manager - Observability
Core
Manage and develop a distributed team of backend and frontend engineers building Fleet Management, Kubernetes Monitoring Helm Chart, and Instrumentation Hub for Grafana Cloud's observability platform.
Role type
Engineering Manager (Backend/Frontend)
Builds
Fleet Management (central control plane), Kubernetes Monitoring Helm Chart, Instrumentation Hub
Domain
Observability, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Team management, Stakeholder alignment, Distributed systems principles, Observability (OpenTelemetry), Kubernetes, AI-assisted development
Preferred skills
Experience managing central control planes, Experience with fleet management systems, Experience with AI-powered tools
Technologies
Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Mimir, Loki, Tempo, Pyroscope, Helm Charts
Responsibilities
Manage and develop team of backend and frontend engineers, Collaborate with go-to-market on customer success, Partner with product and engineering leadership, Foster psychologically safe environment, Work across team boundaries
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership