16h ago
Staff Backend Engineer - Adaptive Telemetry
Canada
โจ $160k-$200k / yearest.
full-timelead Remotesoftware
๐ Tech Stack
๐ผ About This Role
You'll drive technical strategy and lead delivery of large, cross-functional projects for Adaptive Telemetry solutions that optimize telemetry data storage. Your work will directly impact thousands of companies managing their observability with Grafana Cloud. This role offers the chance to shape open-source projects like Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Pyroscope.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Drive technical strategy and roadmap for adaptive telemetry
- Lead end-to-end delivery of large, cross-functional projects
- Own architecture, reliability, performance, and cost for critical systems
- Define SLOs/SLIs and lead incident response
๐ Requirements
- Proven delivery of large distributed systems spanning multiple teams
- Strong systems-design instincts around latency, consistency, and scaling
- Hands-on cloud and platform experience with Kubernetes and IaC
- Excellent coding and design skills in Go, Python, C/C++, or Rust
โจ Nice to Have
- Comfort with AI-assisted development and using AI-powered tools
- Experience with observability and telemetry systems
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐๏ธ Remote-first culture with global team
- ๐ป Latest tools and AI coding assistant budget
- ๐ Open-source contributions and impact
- ๐ฅ Competitive benefits (Canada-specific)
- ๐ Career-defining growth opportunities
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
- 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
- 3System Design Interviewยท 60 min
- 4Hiring Manager Chatยท 45 min
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