Senior Engineering Manager - Platform Metal | Germany | Remote at Grafana Labs

**Who this is for** This role is designed for an experienced engineering leader with a specialized background in bare metal and on-premises infrastructure. You are the ideal candidate if you have transitioned from a high-level individual contributor to a people manager and possess deep technical knowledge of Kubernetes, networking, and storage outside of public cloud environments. **Key highlights** Grafana Labs offers a mature, remote-first culture with a high degree of autonomy. This is a unique "greenfield" opportunity to lead a newly formed squad (Platform Metal) responsible for building the company's own physical hardware infrastructure. Beyond the competitive base salary, the package includes Restricted Stock Units (equity) and a generous 30-day annual leave policy. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have proven experience provisioning and managing bare metal environments or colocation facilities. * Enjoy hiring and mentoring engineers while maintaining a strong "bias toward action" in complex, ambiguous spaces. * Are comfortable with distributed systems and "OSS-first" mentalities. * Want to work in a remote-first environment that actively encourages the use of AI-assisted development tools.