Staff Software Engineer – Identity and Access, Identity Squads

Grafana Labs · IT

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Full Time£100,000 - £124,000Posted Aug 18, 2026

Source: Grafana Labs

AT A GLANCE
Eligibility
Not available
Category
IT
Salary
£100,000 - £124,000
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Staff
Posted
Aug 18, 2026

This role’s source listing does not include Hungary as an eligible location.

Grafana Labs is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead identity and access authentication systems, available for candidates in specific European countries.

As a Staff Engineer, you will define the technical architecture for Grafana's authentication layer, redesigning edge authentication systems and driving large-scale initiatives. You will balance backend development in Golang with technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration to ensure secure, high-performance identity services.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Location: UK, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Sweden
Salary: £100,000 - £124,000
Seniority: Staff Engineer
Focus: Identity and Access infrastructure
Remote-first company

What You’ll Bring

Deep expertise in distributed systems engineering with Go
Proven track record of defining technical direction for large-scale production systems
Extensive experience building and operating low-latency, high-throughput services
Experience mentoring and developing senior engineers
Expert-level understanding of modern identity standards and threat models including OAuth 2.x, OIDC, and SAML
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

What You’ll Get

Equity
Bonus
30 Days of annual leave
Grafana Shutdown Days

About the Company

Grafana Labs is the company behind the open observability cloud, supporting open-source standards and ecosystems. They operate a 100% remote company with over 1,600 team members across more than 40 countries.

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