775K–969K SEK / year
Senior Backend Engineer - Databases - Analytics
BackendRemote — Sweden
Published on 2026-09-22
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About this role
Grafana Labs is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build the database layer for an AI-native data intelligence system. This role will involve designing scalable solutions and engaging in collaborative decision-making within a high-autonomy team.
About the company
Grafana Labs builds open-source and commercial observability tools for metrics, logs, and traces, centered on Grafana dashboards. It helps teams monitor infrastructure and applications and investigate incidents.
The team
AI-native data intelligence team
Stack
PostgreSQLAPIsCloud providersGolangC++Rust
What you'll do
- Design and implement database ingestion and query execution
- Build a multi-tenant database service architecture
- Develop APIs for data retrieval by AI agents
- Collaborate on long-term reliability and experimentation
- Instrument database services for observability
- Contribute to technical direction and architecture
- Take ownership of developed database solutions
What we're looking for
- Experience building production-grade software systems
- Familiarity with AI technologies and frameworks
- Ability to iterate quickly and experiment
- Proven initiative and ownership of projects
- Effective communication skills
- Experience with distributed systems and query engines
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed query engines
- Experience building data warehouses or data lakes
- Experience building tools for data engineering
Benefits
- Equity
- 30 days annual leave
- Wellness-focused culture and remote onboarding