Senior Backend Engineer - Synthetic Monitoring | Germany | Remote at Grafana Labs

**Who this is for** This role is designed for a high-level backend engineer with 8+ years of experience who is comfortable taking full ownership of complex, multi-tenant distributed systems. While the team primarily uses Go, they are open to experts in Java, Rust, Python, or .NET who are willing to pivot. You should have a deep background in Kubernetes and production-grade cloud environments. **Key highlights** This is a fully remote position for candidates based in Germany, offering a transparent salary range and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to all employees. You’ll be working on high-scale synthetic monitoring products that run billions of tests monthly. The culture is built on open-source values, providing high autonomy, 30 days of annual leave, and dedicated "shutdown days" to ensure a healthy work-life balance. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have extensive experience building and debugging distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure). * Are proficient with Kubernetes and observability tools like Prometheus, Loki, or OpenTelemetry. * Enjoy mentoring junior engineers and leading technical strategy across multiple squads. * Are comfortable participating in a "follow-the-sun" on-call rotation to maintain system reliability.