Senior Backend Engineer - Observability Ingest - Kubernetes Operator/Helm Chart | UK | Remote
Grafanaabout 3 hours ago
Remote, United Kingdom
Senior / Mid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain user-facing tools for deploying and configuring Grafana Alloy and related components.
- Own and evolve the Helm chart ecosystem used on over 10k clusters.
- Build and maintain cross-platform tooling for Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, and macOS.
- Support infrastructure-as-code integrations using ArgoCD, Terraform, and other GitOps utilities.
- Collaborate with support and product teams to address customer pain points.
- Communicate progress transparently and participate in code reviews.
- Contribute to open source projects and represent Grafana Labs at events.
Requirements
- 4 years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in Go.
- Hands-on Kubernetes experience, including deploying and debugging workloads.
- Experience building or maintaining tooling for external users with a focus on API/UX design.
- Comfortable writing and maintaining automated tests at multiple levels.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work asynchronously across time zones.
Benefits
- 100% remote work with a global culture.
- 30 days of annual leave, including dedicated shutdown days.
- Career growth pathways and opportunities for professional development.
- Access to modern AI coding assistants and tools.
- Transparent communication and approachable leadership.
Tech Stack
GoGrafanaHelmKubernetesPrometheusPythonRustTerraform
Categories
BackendDevOps