Staff Software Engineer - Databases SRE | UK | Remote

Grafana Labs · DevOps

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Full Time£103,958 - £124,750Posted Aug 18, 2026

Source: Grafana Labs

AT A GLANCE
Eligibility
Not available
Category
DevOps
Salary
£103,958 - £124,750
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 seeking a Staff Software Engineer to focus on databases SRE for their managed observability cloud, specifically hiring from the UK, Sweden, Spain, or Germany.

This role involves supporting high-value customers by improving the reliability of cloud databases like Mimir, Loki, and Tempo. The engineer will operate within an embedded SRE model to define SLOs, lead incident responses, and implement automation at scale in a fully remote, globally distributed company.

Why You’ll Love This Role

United Kingdom remote location
Base salary range £103,958 - £124,750
Staff level seniority
Databases SRE focus
100% Remote company culture

What You’ll Bring

8+ Years engineering experience with 4+ in SRE/CRE
Strong Kubernetes experience in AWS, GCP, or Azure
Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools like Helm, Terraform, or Jsonnet
Experience operating multi-tenant systems in production
Strong knowledge of SLO design and implementation
Competence in one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, or Java

What You’ll Get

Equity
Bonus
30 Days annual leave per annum
3 Grafana Shutdown Days

About the Company

Grafana Labs provides a fully managed open observability platform and is backed by prominent investors like Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company operates as a 100% remote organization with over 1,600 team members across 40 countries.

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