Staff Backend Engineer - Alerting

Grafana Labs · IT

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Full TimeGBP 103,958 - GBP 124,750Posted Aug 18, 2026

Source: Grafana Labs

AT A GLANCE
Eligibility
Not available
Category
IT
Salary
GBP 103,958 - GBP 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 Backend Engineer in the UK to join their Alerting squad in a fully remote capacity.

As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain distributed systems for alert ingestion and delivery, contributing to the core Grafana open-source project. You will work within a remote-first engineering organization, drive projects from ideation through to operations, and provide mentorship to team members. The role requires a customer-focused mindset, pragmatism, and experience in scalable cloud-based systems.

Why You’ll Love This Role

United Kingdom remote
GBP 103,958 - 124,750 base salary
Staff level seniority
Distributed systems focus
RSU equity plan

What You’ll Bring

Solid experience with at least one programming language
Experience delivering projects from gathering requirements to shipping products
Experience developing software for the Cloud or systems engineering
Experience writing clean, robust, and performant software
Ability to work independently with good communication skills

What You’ll Get

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
30 Days annual leave per annum
3 Days of Grafana Shutdown Days
In-person onboarding

About the Company

Grafana Labs provides a fully managed, open-source observability platform used by over 35 million users and 7,000 customers. The company operates as a global, remote-first organization with a workforce distributed across more than 40 countries.

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