Senior Backend Engineer - Observability Ingest - Kubernetes Operator/Helm Chart | Germany | Remote
Grafanaabout 3 hours ago
Remote, Germany
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 across thousands of clusters.
- Build and maintain cross-platform tooling for Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, and macOS.
- Support infrastructure-as-code integrations using tools like ArgoCD and Terraform.
- Collaborate with support and product teams to improve tooling based on customer feedback.
- 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 experience with Kubernetes, including deployment and debugging.
- Experience building or maintaining user-facing tooling with a focus on API/UX design.
- Comfortable writing and maintaining automated tests at various levels.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work asynchronously across time zones.
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, including dedicated shutdown days.
Tech Stack
GoGrafanaHelmKubernetesPrometheusPythonRustTerraform
Categories
BackendDevOps