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

Department: R&D: Second Horizon

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Compensation

€83,000 – €103,700/yr

Setup: Remote - Spain
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 layer for an AI-native, general-purpose data platform. The role owns database design, ingestion, query planning, distributed query execution, data and storage formats, multi-tenant service architecture, APIs for AI agents, 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 83,000 to EUR 103,700 in Spain.

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
Experience using observability tools
Preferred Qualifications: Experience building distributed query engines
Experience building data warehouses or data lakes
Experience building data engineering tools
Translation Company Name: Grafana Labs