Staff Developer Advocacy Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Developer Advocacy Engineer (AI): Building and optimizing an interactive learning plugin inside Grafana with an accent on enabling content contribution, tracking completion, and observability. Focus on shipping production-grade code rapidly using AI-driven development workflows and strong engineering fundamentals.

Location: Remote (Canada)

Salary: CAD 186,368–223,642

Company

hirify.global is a remote-first, open-source company focused on observability, providing solutions like Grafana, Grafana Cloud, and the Grafana LGTM Stack.

What you will do

• Build delightful interactive learning experiences inside Grafana.
• Enable non-engineers to contribute and author high-quality learning content.
• Support private guides and experiences.
• Develop trustworthy, motivating, and useful progress and completion tracking.
• Implement observability as a product principle with fast feedback loops.
• Ship rapidly using AI-driven development workflows while maintaining quality.

Requirements

• Must be based in Canada.
• Strong experience using AI harness tools like Claude Code or Cursor in real development work.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals, including architecture, maintainability, and correctness.
• Familiarity with Grafana in real environments, including dashboards, troubleshooting, or monitoring workflows.
• Ability to perform communication work (~20%), including writing clear documentation, design notes, and explaining decisions.
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Meaningful open source contribution or maintainer experience.
• Full-stack experience (strong frontend-only or backend-only profiles are also welcome).
• Proficiency in TypeScript and/or Go.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes.
• Experience with the broader observability ecosystem (Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, Mimir, OpenTelemetry).

Culture & Benefits

• 100% Remote, Global Culture fostering collaboration and shared purpose.
• Opportunity to tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
• Transparent communication, open decision-making, and regular company-wide updates.
• Innovation-driven environment with autonomy and support to try new things.
• Open Source roots built on community-driven values.
• Empowered teams with a high-trust, low-ego culture that values outcomes.
• Defined career growth pathways and approachable leadership.
• In-person onboarding to ensure a smooth start.
• Global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum, including 3 dedicated Grafana Shutdown Days.