Senior Backend Engineer - Databases Pyroscope | Germany | Remote

Grafana Labs is the company behind the open observability cloud, with Grafana Cloud, a fully managed observability platform. They are 100% remote with 1,600+ team members across 40+ countries.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Pyroscope team, working on the open-source continuous profiling database behind Grafana Cloud Profiles. Pyroscope gives engineers code-level visibility into how their applications use CPU and memory.

In this role, you will:

• Lead projects from concept to rollout, including design, delivery, operations, and customer follow-up.
• Design, build, and operate core components of a distributed database: ingestion, storage, and query.
• Wear the product hat, joining customer calls and shaping the roadmap.
• Drive operational excellence, owning outcomes against SLOs and unit cost targets.
• Partner across Grafana with App Observability, Alloy, Tempo, and other Databases squads.
• Support teammates through design conversations, code review, and pairing.
• Participate in on-call (EMEA rotation) and contribute to open source.

What makes you a great fit:

• Solid experience with a systems language (Go, Rust, C, C++, Python, Java).
• Distributed systems in production.
• Product sense and comfort with ambiguity.
• Strong software craftsmanship and operational mindset.
• Clear communication in a remote, asynchronous environment.

Bonus points for experience with profiling, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, AI/LLM, and open source contribution.

Compensation: In Germany, the compensation range is €97,034 - €116,441. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset. All roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Benefits: 100% remote, global culture, scaling organization, transparent communication, innovation-driven, open source roots, empowered teams, career growth pathways, approachable leadership, passionate people, in-person onboarding, 30 days annual leave.

Apply via the provided link.