Staff Backend Software Engineer - Loki

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Grafana LabsObservability software
We are looking for candidates in the US and Canada.Full-TimeStaff
SalaryIn the United States, the base compensation range for this role is USD 174,500 - USD 209,000.
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Job Details

Required Skills
PythonKafkaKubernetesC++GoRustDevOps

Requirements

  • Have solid experience with at least one programming language; the team uses Go, and familiarity with Python, C, C++, Rust, or similar also translates well.
  • Have some experience delivering projects from requirements gathering and idea development through shipping to customers in a self-driven way.
  • Have experience developing software that runs in the cloud or experience in systems engineering.
  • Have some experience being on-call and following the DevOps model.
  • Write clean, robust, performant software that is maintainable by others.
  • Be familiar with observability systems and when to use metrics, logs, and traces to debug problems.
  • Be able to break down complex challenges into modular solutions, deliver MVPs, gather feedback, and iterate.
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively in a fully remote team.
  • Kubernetes experience is highly desirable.
  • Experience with queue systems such as the Kafka protocol is a nice-to-have.
  • Experience using Grafana and Prometheus in operational roles is a nice-to-have.
  • Exposure to microservices architecture, distributed systems, or infrastructure as code is a nice-to-have.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, operate, and maintain critical systems, owning their reliability, performance, and availability.
  • Work with the team to deliver new features and use results to iterate and improve.
  • Drive projects from initial idea through operations after they reach customers.
  • Contribute to open-source projects beyond the team's direct scope.
  • Participate in the team's follow-the-sun on-call rotations and take ownership of the services you run.
  • Support team members, participate in design discussions, and collaborate with the team.
  • Write and review pull requests and design documents, and shepherd automated release rollouts.
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