Senior Backend Engineer - Grafana App Platform | US (EST) | Remote

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer - Grafana App Platform in United States.

This role offers the chance to shape the backend of a high-scale SaaS platform powering a globally recognized observability and analytics ecosystem. You will work on developing and maintaining a multi-tenant, scalable backend that supports both open-source and proprietary applications. The position requires hands-on coding, operational excellence, and collaboration across teams to deliver seamless, reliable experiences for millions of users worldwide. You will also contribute to architecture, mentor engineers, and actively participate in on-call rotations to ensure system stability. This is an opportunity to work in a remote-first, innovation-driven environment that values autonomy, transparency, and meaningful impact.

Accountabilities:

• Develop new features and enhance the operational performance of backend systems.
• Participate in architectural design discussions, author design documents, and review peers’ contributions.
• Collaborate across teams to align work with product roadmaps and customer needs.
• Mentor and support team members, fostering knowledge sharing and technical growth.
• Own customer experience through participation in weekday and weekend on-call rotations.
• Ensure changes are deployed safely and efficiently in a high-scale, multi-tenant environment.
• Continuously improve backend processes, reliability, and scalability while addressing distributed systems challenges.

Requirements

• Strong coding skills with hands-on operational experience maintaining systems you have built.
• Experience building and operating SaaS platforms at scale, including multi-tenancy, data isolation, and high availability.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and their common challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration and documentation.
• Ability to work across teams, aligning technical solutions with broader organizational goals.
• Pragmatic mindset with the ability to handle ambiguity and prioritize progress over perfection.
• Proficiency in Golang or willingness to learn it.
• Eligibility to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary: $154,000–$193,000 USD (plus RSUs for ownership in the company’s success).
• 100% remote work with a global, collaborative culture.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Generous annual leave and company-wide shutdown days.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Inclusive, transparent, and innovation-driven work environment.
• Flexible work-life balance and supportive leadership.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.
When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.
The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role.
Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!