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Staff Backend Engineer - Databases Tempo | Canada | Remote

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about 3 hours ago
Remote, Canada
Staff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead multi-quarter technical initiatives from problem framing through rollout.
  • Own the architecture of core Tempo components including ingestion, storage, and query.
  • Design APIs for human and agent consumption.
  • Drive operational excellence against concrete SLOs.
  • Partner with product and sibling teams to unblock development.
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews and design feedback.
  • Participate in on-call duties for the services you help build.
  • Contribute to open source by engaging with the community.

Requirements

  • Proven track record of leading complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives.
  • Substantial hands-on experience with distributed data systems in production.
  • Strong software craftsmanship with a focus on clean, maintainable code.
  • Deep experience in Go or other systems languages like Rust, C, or C++.
  • Operational mindset with experience in managing production services.
  • Customer-focused approach with a pragmatic problem-solving style.
  • Excellent communication skills in a remote, asynchronous environment.

Benefits

  • 100% remote work with a global culture.
  • Opportunities for career growth and development.
  • Transparent communication and open decision-making.
  • Access to modern AI coding assistants and tools.
  • 30 days of annual leave with Grafana Shutdown Days.
  • Engagement in a high-trust, low-ego culture.

Tech Stack

GoGrafanaKubernetesPrometheus

Categories

AI & MLBackendData Engineering