Staff Backend Engineer - Databases Tempo | US | Remote

Grafana Labs · IT

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Full TimePosted Aug 31, 2026

Source: Grafana Labs

AT A GLANCE
Eligibility
Not available
Category
IT
Salary
Not disclosed
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Staff
Posted
Aug 31, 2026

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

Staff Backend Engineer for Tempo distributed tracing system, open to candidates in US and Canada.

As a Staff Engineer on the Tempo team, you will drive the technical direction of high-scale distributed data systems, lead multi-quarter initiatives, and optimize backend performance. You will own architecture components, mentor engineers, and participate in on-call rotations to ensure operational excellence for observability products.

Why You’ll Love This Role

United States and Canada based
Staff-level distributed systems role
Fully remote company culture
Focus on Tempo open-source backend
Budget for AI coding assistants

What You’ll Bring

Track record of leading complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives
Substantial hands-on experience building and operating distributed data systems in production
Strong software craftsmanship with Go or other systems languages like Rust/C/C++
Experience owning production services and managing SLOs
Ability to communicate clearly in a fully remote, asynchronous environment

What You’ll Get

Benefits not specified in the listing

About the Company

Grafana Labs provides a fully managed, open-source observability platform used by over 10,000 organizations. The company operates as a 100% remote organization with a global workforce across more than 40 countries.

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