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Grafana LabsEngineering Manager - Observability | UK | Remote
This full-time, remote Engineering Manager role sits in the Ingest team within the Observability department. The team builds and maintains setup and rollout tooling that helps…
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This full-time, remote Engineering Manager role sits in the Ingest team within the Observability department. The team builds and maintains setup and rollout tooling that helps customers go from wanting observability to having it. Its work covers a cloud control plane for managing large numbers of Observability Collectors, a Kubernetes Helm chart for deploying collection, and an Instrumentation Hub that combines the two into a one-command setup. The manager leads…
Job Description
This full-time, remote Engineering Manager role sits in the Ingest team within the Observability department. The team builds and maintains setup and rollout tooling that helps customers go from wanting observability to having it. Its work covers a cloud control plane for managing large numbers of Observability Collectors, a Kubernetes Helm chart for deploying collection, and an Instrumentation Hub that combines the two into a one-command setup.
The manager leads and develops backend and frontend engineers spread across a distributed group, giving regular feedback and supporting each engineer's career growth. The role works closely with go-to-market teams so that customers and prospects succeed with their collection setup, and with product and engineering leaders to make sure the team's tools fit the end-to-end experience of Grafana Cloud.
The manager guides projects from early ideation through launch, fosters a psychologically safe environment for experimentation, and works across team boundaries on customer problems. The posting limits consideration to candidates in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Sweden and Spain.
Experience with observability, especially OpenTelemetry, or with building a central control plane for fleets of collectors is a strong advantage. The ideal candidate understands distributed systems principles, is comfortable working across time zones, and uses AI-assisted tooling in daily work. Engineers have access to a company-funded budget for AI coding assistants and to frontier models from several providers, with strong code review expected. The posted base range for the UK is GBP 103,000 to GBP 129,000.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a distributed group of backend and frontend engineers
- Give regular feedback and support career conversations for each engineer
- Work with go-to-market teams to help customers and prospects succeed with observability collection
- Partner with product and engineering leaders so Fleet Management, the Helm chart and the Hub fit the end-to-end experience
- Guide projects from early ideation through planning, delivery and post-launch review
- Build a psychologically safe environment that encourages experimentation and continuous improvement
- Contribute to projects beyond the team's own scope
Requirements
- Experience managing and developing engineers in a remote team
- Solid understanding of distributed systems: scaling, fault tolerance, consistency and observability
- Skill in handling complexity, aligning stakeholders and lifting team performance
- Comfortable working across time zones and cultures with clear, empathetic communication
- Customer focus in technical and product decisions
- Comfort with AI-assisted tooling and its use in a team workflow
Qualifications
- Experience with observability, especially OpenTelemetry
- Experience creating a central control plane for fleets of collectors
Core Skills
Benefits
- Restricted Stock Units included with all roles
- Company-funded budget for AI coding assistants
- Access to frontier AI models from several providers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Which countries are considered for this role?
The posting limits consideration to candidates in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Sweden and Spain.
What compensation is listed?
The posting gives a base range of GBP 103,000 to GBP 129,000 for the UK, and actual pay depends on level, experience and skillset. Restricted Stock Units are included.
What does the team own?
The team owns a cloud control plane for large fleets of Observability Collectors, a Kubernetes Helm chart for collection, and the Instrumentation Hub.
How do I apply?
The posting does not describe the application process.
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