Senior Backend Engineer (Go)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Go): Developing Grafana’s next-generation storage layer and unified engine for finding and querying data with an accent on scalability and reliability of distributed systems. Focus on designing, building, and operating critical cloud-native systems using a Kubernetes-inspired Operator pattern.

Location: Must be based in the UK, Germany, Spain, Ireland or Sweden

Salary: €97,000 – €121,000 (Base compensation for Germany)

Company

hirify.global is a remote-first, open-source company specializing in observability tools like Grafana, Mimir, Loki, and Tempo.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain critical systems, owning their reliability, performance, and availability.
• Develop the next-generation storage layer (Unified Storage) and a unified search engine for finding and querying data.
• Influence the product roadmap and drive projects from initial ideation to customer operations.
• Collaborate with the team in a fully remote setup and mentor other engineers.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure service availability.
• Contribute to the open-source ecosystem and other relevant projects.

Requirements

• Solid experience with the Go programming language.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience working with large distributed systems.
• Experience developing software that runs in the Cloud or systems engineering.
• Ability to deliver projects independently from gathering requirements to shipping a product.
• Must be based in the UK, Germany, Spain, Ireland or Sweden.
• Strong communication skills and an independent attitude for a remote-first environment.

Nice to have

• Experience as a user of Grafana and Prometheus in operational roles.
• Familiarity with SRE tasks or the concept of infrastructure as code (IaC).

Culture & Benefits

• 100% remote work environment with a global, collaborative culture.
• Global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum, including dedicated company shutdown days.
• High-trust, low-ego culture that values outcomes over optics and offers autonomy.
• Defined career growth pathways and transparent, approachable leadership.
• In-person onboarding process for new hires.