Software Engineering
Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs, the company behind the open-source Grafana observability platform used by millions of engineers, is hiring an Engineering Manager for its Observability organization. This is a fully remote role, and the listing states: This is a remote position. We are considering candidates in Germany, Sweden, Spain, Ireland and the UK only. You will lead a distributed team of backend and frontend engineers spread across EMEA and North American time zones, building the Fleet Management control plane and related tooling that lets Grafana Cloud customers roll out and manage observability collectors at scale. The listing quotes a base compensation range in Germany of EUR 109,000 to EUR 137,000; Grafana publishes separate country-specific listings for Sweden, Spain, Ireland and the UK, each with its own local band. Grafana Labs is a remote-first company with employees in dozens of countries. Freshness: the employer's Greenhouse posting shows first_published 2026-09-21.
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Manage, mentor and grow a distributed team of backend and frontend engineers working across EMEA and North America time zones, with regular one-on-ones and career development. Own delivery for the Fleet Management control plane and related OpenTelemetry-based collector tooling within Grafana Cloud. Partner with product leadership to integrate Fleet Management into the broader Grafana Cloud user experience and roadmap. Collaborate with go-to-market and customer success teams so that customer feedback shapes priorities. Foster a culture of psychological safety, experimentation and continuous improvement, and keep code quality high while embracing AI-assisted development workflows.
Prior experience managing software engineers, ideally on a distributed or remote team spanning multiple time zones. Observability expertise, especially OpenTelemetry, or experience building fleet management or control-plane systems is strongly preferred. Technically current and able to engage credibly with backend and frontend engineers on architecture and code quality. Comfortable with AI-assisted development tools and remote-first collaboration. Must be located in Germany, Sweden, Spain, Ireland or the United Kingdom.
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