Grafana Labs, the company behind the open observability cloud, is founded on the principles of open source, open standards, open ecosystems, and open culture.We are a 100% remote company with 1,600+ team members across 40+ countries, and we’re backed by leading investors.This is a remote opportunity and we would be interested in applicants from the United States Eastern time zones only at this time.The Opportunity:At k6, we build reliability and performance testing tools for developers and QA engineers.Grafana k6 is an open-source project focused on making performance testing practical, approachable, and useful in real-world engineering workflows.k6 is part of the Grafana ecosystem and is used by engineers to test and understand systems under real load.What You’ll Be Doing:You will join a team of engineers responsible for building and maintaining k6, a performance testing tool written in Go.You will work on features and improvements across the k6 codebase, from initial idea through implementation and delivery.Much of the work involves problems that are not fully specified up front and require understanding the context, evaluating trade-offs, and choosing a reasonable technical approach.You will work with a high degree of independence while collaborating closely with other engineers on design, implementation, and code reviews.You are expected to deliver production-quality code, maintain existing functionality, and help keep the system reliable and maintainable over time.Some work may involve the k6 cloud offering, which builds on top of k6 to run distributed tests across data centers worldwide (including Go services that support distributed execution).Your work will have a direct and visible impact on the product and its users.You’ll use modern AI coding assistants as part of your daily workflow (within security guidelines) with a company-funded usage budget.You’ll have access to the latest frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.What Makes You a Great Fit: Engineers are expected to understand the constraints, propose a pragmatic design, and carry the work through to delivery.Work is asynchronous by default, with decisions captured in pull requests and short design notes.Code reviews focus on correctness, long-term maintainability, and user impact.The team owns the product end to end, including architecture, releases, user-facing behavior, and the health of the open-source project.You should have:Strong experience building production software in Go, or another language with good support for concurrency and parallelismExperience working on larger or long-lived codebasesThe ability to work independently on scoped problems and deliver them to completionClear technical communication skills, especially in code reviews and design discussionsA good understanding of internet protocols such as HTTP, gRPC, and WebSockets, with some familiarity with lower-level networking conceptsExperience with modern development practices, including testing, code review, and iterative developmentBonus Points For:Contributing to or maintaining open-source projectsPrior experience using k6 in production, or contributing to the k6 project or ecosystemPerformance, reliability, or network testing and optimizationDistributed systems or cloud-based servicesJavaScript and/or TypeScriptBackend systems for web or mobile applicationsTools and platforms such as Docker, AWS, microservices architectures, and observability tools like Grafana or APM systemsCompensation & Rewards:In the United States, the Base compensation range for this role is USD 154,445 – USD 185,334. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process.All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs’ success.Why You’ll Thrive at Grafana Labs:100% Remote, Global Culture – As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things.Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work.Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics.Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career.Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human.Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do.In-Person onboarding – We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it.Balance is Key – We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum, with 3 days reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect.Equal Opportunity Employer: Grafana Labs is an equal opportunities employer.
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