Senior Backend Engineer - Databases - Analytics | Ireland | Remote at Grafana Labs

Department: R&D: Second Horizon

Compensation

€104,000 – €130,000/yr

Setup: Remote - Ireland
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 22, 2026

Description

Grafana Labs is hiring a Senior Software (Database) Engineer to build and operate the storage and database layer for an AI-native, multi-tenant data platform. The role covers ingestion, query planning, distributed query execution, data and storage formats, APIs for AI agents, tenant isolation, observability, and technical direction. It is a remote opportunity for applicants in Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Ireland, or Germany, with a base compensation range of EUR 104,000 to EUR 130,000 in Ireland.

Required Skills

Distributed systems
Query engines
Golang
C++
Rust
Cloud-native
Observability

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Experience building production-grade, user-facing software systems
Experience with distributed systems, catalogs, table formats, and query engines
Mastery of Golang, C++, or Rust
Experience delivering production software actively used by users
Experience with cloud-native environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Experience using observability tools to understand and troubleshoot system behavior
Preferred Qualifications: Experience building distributed query engines
Experience building data warehouses or data lakes
Experience building data engineering tools
Translation Company Name: Grafana Labs