Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse. There are more than 20M users of Grafana, the open source visualization tool, around the globe, monitoring everything from beehives to climate change in the Alps. Grafana Labs also helps more than 3,000 companies -- including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay -- manage their observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack, which can be run fully managed with

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We're scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a integral collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Engineering Manager - Platform - Usage

This is a remote position. Foundations produces the Internal Engineering Platform (IEP) and partners closely with our Cloud, Enterprise, and Grafana teams. Our team develops the essential systems driving Grafana's business operations. We utilize the grafana.com platform to engineer bespoke integrations and solutions that unify the diverse technical ecosystem of a modern software enterprise.

Our work includes maintaining the billing engine responsible for customer usage calculation, automating provisioning after a customer signs a contract, integrating with cloud marketplaces such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, and building and maintaining the user portal our customers rely on to manage their accounts.

The systems we build are critical to how Grafana scales. We are looking for a proven leader who enjoys guiding teams in solving complex workflow and systems problems, driving improvements in reliability and developer experience, and building software that directly supports both customers and internal stakeholders.

As a company we are remote-first and global, we embrace people of different experiences and backgrounds to build diverse teams where every person brings a unique perspective to the software.



Engineering Managers at Grafana also have the opportunity to contribute to Open Source communities and collaborate across teams beyond their immediate scope.

Manage and grow a distributed team of engineers, conducting regular 1:1s, providing consistent feedback, and supporting individual performance and career development.

Partner with product management and engineering leadership to shape the Usage squad's roadmap, strategy, and OKRs, ensuring alignment with overall company mission and customer impact.

Guide the team through the full project lifecycle, from early technical design and scoping to delivery and post-launch iteration, ensuring high-quality and timely outcomes within the Usage domain (e.g., billing engine, cost management and billing app, reconciliation systems).

Act as a project manager, facilitating collaboration with Product, DealOps, GTM, Pricing and Monetization, Support, and adjacent AppCore squads to remove blockers and ensure coordinated delivery across service boundaries.

Foster a high-trust, security-first team culture that embraces thoughtful AI-assisted development practices to enhance engineering workflows and eliminate toil.

Experienced in people management, including conducting regular 1:1s, delivering candid feedback, and supporting career growth and performance conversations.

A strong communicator who thrives in a fully remote and globally distributed environment, comfortable collaborating asynchronously across time zones and cultures.

You take initiative and can move work forward in complex, systems-focused problem spaces, such as stateful systems, eventual consistency, and reconciliation loops.





Minimum 2 years of experience managing software engineering teams.

Prior experience as an Individual Contributor (IC) in a related engineering role for at least 3 years.

A strong software engineering background, ideally including experience in backend systems (like Go), sufficient to credibly engage in technical design discussions and challenge the team toward strong decisions.

Demonstrated ability to manage delivery across multiple concurrent projects, align stakeholders with competing priorities, and clearly communicate risks and timelines.

Comfortable working with engineering teams who have a strong sense of autonomy in their decision-making.

Experience with high-volume billing systems, usage metering, and customer-facing cost management applications (like CMAB).

Familiarity with cloud marketplace integrations (AWS, Azure, GCP) and compliance or system refactoring related to IT General Controls or Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).

Experience with Kubernetes control-plane patterns, operators, reconcilers, or desired-state systems.

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Experience contributing to or maintaining open source projects.

All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success. Why You'll Thrive at Grafana Labs:

100% Remote, Global Culture -

As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.

We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect.

*We will comply with local legislation where applicable.

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