# Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana App Platform| US| Remote
**Company:** [Grafana Labs](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/grafana-labs)
**Location:** Remote
**Salary:** $175K-$210K
**Skills:** Go, SaaS Platforms, Distributed Systems, Multi-Tenancy, Scalability, High Availability, On-Call Rotations, Design Documents, Code Review, Ai Coding Assistants
**Posted:** 2026-05-06
> Builds and operates scalable multi-tenant backend systems for Grafana App Platform, refactoring core architecture for OSS and proprietary apps. Requires strong Golang skills, SaaS experience with distributed systems challenges, and cross-team collaboration including on-call.
## Job Description
## What You’ll Be Doing

- Coding new features, enhancing the operational experience of the systems you develop, and iteratively improving them based on production insights
- Authoring, contributing to and reviewing design documents
- Taking an active role in shaping the roadmap
- Mentoring and supporting other team members and collaborating with different teams across the organization
- Owning the customer experience by participating in weekday 12h x 5d and weekend 24h x 2d on-call rotations

## What Makes You a Great Fit

- Strong coding skills and operational experience; responsible for operating the software built
- Worked on a SaaS platform dealing with distributed systems problems (scalability, multi-tenancy, data isolation, HA)
- Excellent communication skills, clarity in writing and meetings
- Willing to work across teams, align with other squads and stakeholders
- Pragmatic; prioritize progress over perfection; handle ambiguity
- Familiar with **Golang** or excited to learn

## Compensation

In the United States, the compensation range for this role is **$174,986 - $209,983 USD**. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset. Includes Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
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