Engineering Manager - Platform - Usage
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Grafana LabsSoftware, Observability
We are considering candidates in Germany, Sweden, Spain, Ireland and the UK only.Full-TimeManager
Salary94,000 - 117,000 EUR per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience managing software engineering teams; at least 3 years as an Individual Contributor.
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementPeople ManagementGoStakeholder managementDistributed Systems
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience managing software engineering teams.
- Prior experience as an Individual Contributor (IC) in a related engineering role for at least 3 years.
- Strong software engineering background, ideally including backend systems (like Go).
- Solid understanding of distributed systems principles, including scalability, fault tolerance, consistency, and observability.
- Demonstrated ability to manage delivery across multiple concurrent projects, align stakeholders with competing priorities, and clearly communicate risks and timelines.
- Comfortable working with engineering teams who have a strong sense of autonomy.
- Deeply customer-focused, grounding technical decisions in real-world user and business impact.
- Comfort with AI-assisted tooling.
Responsibilities
- Manage and grow a distributed team of engineers, conducting regular 1:1s, providing consistent feedback, and supporting individual performance and career development.
- Partner with product management and engineering leadership to shape the Usage squad's roadmap, strategy, and OKRs.
- Guide the team through the full project lifecycle, from early technical design and scoping to delivery and post-launch iteration.
- Act as a project manager, facilitating collaboration with Product, DealOps, GTM, Pricing and Monetization, Support, and adjacent AppCore squads.
- Foster a high-trust, security-first team culture that embraces thoughtful AI-assisted development practices.
- Contribute to hiring and talent acquisition efforts.
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