Software Engineer - Platform Metal
Grafana Labs- Compensation
- £72k–£87k Published range
- Location
- Remote - UK, Spain, or Ireland Remote eligibility
- Employment
- Full-time Mid-level
About the job
About the Role
Grafana Labs is hiring a Software Engineer to join the new Foundations 'Metal' squad within the Internal Engineering Platform (IEP). This squad is responsible for building and provisioning resources including storage, networking, and Kubernetes clusters in new environments, starting with our own physical hardware. They will provide a Kubernetes control plane and underlying resources, outside public Cloud, to the rest of Engineering.
What You'll Be Doing
- Management of our physical 'Metal' environment from bare metal to Kubernetes.
- Management of cluster networking components: load balancing, NAT, DNS, CNIs, cross-cluster communication, routing protocols, architecture.
- Management of scheduling and autoscaling.
- Maintaining Crossplane compositions and Terraform modules for CSP resources common to our users, as well as versioning and compatibility for Crossplane and Terraform core and providers.
- Work with Grafana Cloud application teams to understand their needs and ensure we're investing in the right capabilities.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Experience with operating your code; grounding in both operator and developer spaces.
- Datacenter experience.
- Participation in an on-call rotation.
- Comfortable working in a remote-first company; strong communication skills.
- Keen on working with distributed systems.
- Eager to learn and grow; approach development holistically.
Bonus Points
- Experience with Cluster-API, Tinkerbell, Talos, and/or Ceph.
- Experience with a few CSPs (AWS, GCP, Azure) using managed Kubernetes services (EKS, GKE, AKS).
- Experience operating and managing workloads on Kubernetes; familiarity with Tanka and Jsonnet.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes scheduling and projects like Karpenter.
- Terraform and/or Crossplane experience.
- Enjoys programming in Go.
Compensation & Benefits
In the UK, the compensation range for this role is £72,177 - £86,612. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset. All roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Grafana Labs offers a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum, with 3 days reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days. The company is 100% remote with a global culture, transparent communication, and career growth pathways.
Application Instructions
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