Staff Backend Engineer - Mimir Query, Databases

Grafana Labs · IT

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Full Time174,986 - 209,983 USDPosted Aug 18, 2026

Source: Grafana Labs

AT A GLANCE
Eligibility
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Category
IT
Salary
174,986 - 209,983 USD
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Staff
Posted
Aug 18, 2026

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Grafana Labs is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer for the Mimir Query Databases team, fully remote for candidates in USA time zones.

As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will design, build, and operate critical telemetry database systems like Mimir and Loki within the Grafana Cloud platform. You will lead projects, participate in follow-the-sun on-call rotations, and contribute to open-source initiatives while working in a high-autonomy, distributed environment.

Why You’ll Love This Role

USA only
174,986 - 209,983 USD base salary
Staff level seniority
Full-time remote
Observability and distributed systems focus

What You’ll Bring

Solid experience with at least one programming language like Go, Python, C, C++, or Rust
Experience with leading and delivering complex projects
Experience with cloud software development or systems engineering
Experience with on-call duties and DevOps models
Experience writing clean, robust, and performant distributed systems
Familiarity with observability systems like metrics, logs, and traces

What You’ll Get

Equity
Bonus
Company-funded AI usage budget

About the Company

Grafana Labs provides a managed observability platform supporting millions of users. They operate as a 100% remote company with over 1,600 employees globally, focusing on open-source standards and distributed system performance.

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