Senior Backend Engineer - Databases Pyroscope

Grafana Labs · IT

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AvailableFull TimePosted Aug 18, 2026

Source: Grafana Labs

AT A GLANCE
Eligibility
Available
Category
IT
Salary
Not disclosed
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Senior
Posted
Aug 18, 2026

Checked for remote eligibility. This role is open to applicants based in Hungary.

Grafana Labs is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to develop Pyroscope, their open-source continuous profiling database, specifically for candidates located in the UK, Germany, Spain, Sweden, or Ireland.

As a Senior Engineer on the Pyroscope team, you will own the end-to-end lifecycle of distributed database components, including ingestion, storage, and query services. You will act as both engineer and product owner, directly engaging with customers to shape the roadmap and drive operational excellence for high-scale observability workloads. The role requires a strong background in distributed systems and a pragmatic approach to balancing performance, cost, and complexity within an asynchronous, fully remote environment.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Remote location in UK/Germany/Spain/Sweden/Ireland
Senior level position
Focus on distributed database architecture
Full remote culture
Opportunities to contribute to open source

What You’ll Bring

Solid experience with a systems language like Go, Rust, C, C++, Python, or Java
Proven experience building and operating distributed cloud services in production
Strong product sense with the ability to translate customer pain points into technical deliverables
Demonstrated software craftsmanship and ability to write maintainable, robust, and performant code
Professional experience with SRE practices, infrastructure as code, and reliability engineering

What You’ll Get

Benefits not specified in the listing

About the Company

Grafana Labs is the company behind the open observability cloud, Grafana Cloud, which provides flexible, scalable solutions for metrics, logs, and traces. The company is a 100% remote-first organization with over 1,600 team members across more than 40 countries.

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