Hiring: Staff Backend Engineer - Second Horizon | US | Remote Company: Grafana Labs Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 13:10:46 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, Databricks, GCP, Grafana, LLM, REST, SaaS, Salesforce, Snowflake, UI Design About the job Required Skills: •Build the core backend services: Design, implement, test, and operate the first services for context ingestion, context indexing, retrieval orchestration, API access, source configuration, and system administration. •Create a scalable SaaS foundation: Help define and build the architecture for a multi-tenant service, including tenant isolation, usage tracking, quotas, audit logs, background jobs, and reliable service boundaries. •Power agent-facing retrieval workflows: Build APIs and service interfaces that allow AI agents, MCP tools, CLIs, and internal applications to retrieve relevant context, provenance, confidence signals, and warnings. •Work across product and infrastructure: Partner with the team to make practical tradeoffs between fast experimentation and long-term reliability, especially as the project moves from prototype to production. •Operate what you build: Instrument services with metrics, logs, traces, alerts, and dashboards. Use observability tools to understand system behavior and improve reliability. •Contribute to technical direction: Help shape the architecture, service boundaries, storage choices, API contracts, deployment patterns, and engineering practices for a new product area. •Effective communication: You’ll be working in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment, so we need someone who can communicate effectively and contribute across teams. •Ownership and impact: Take full ownership of the AI solutions you develop, ensuring they are not only innovative but also scalable, maintainable, and aligned with real user workflows. Qualifications: •Demonstrated success in delivering software that made it into production and is actively used by users. •Exposure to working in cloud-native environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure). •In the US, the Base compensation range for this role is $174,986 - $209,983. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process. Benefits include equity, bonus (if applicable) and other benefits listed here. •Why You’ll Thrive At Grafana Labs •100% Remote, Global Culture - As a remote-only company, 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. Compensation: •$174,986 - $209,983 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!