Senior Engineering Manager

The Opportunity

Lead a product-focused squad building out Observability Solutions on top of Grafana Cloud  and play a key role in shaping the future of our observability products.

As an Engineering Manager you’ll be at the intersection of people technology and product direction. You’ll help define how our teams deliver reliable high-quality experiences that empower engineers worldwide to test and improve system performance with confidence. Working closely with Product and Design you’ll influence technical strategy strengthen execution and nurture an environment where talented engineers can grow and do their best work.

What will you be doing

You’ll manage and develop a distributed engineering team responsible for delivering reliable high-quality software. Your day-to-day focus will include driving execution enabling collaboration and supporting engineers in achieving both product and personal growth goals.

Some of your key responsibilities:

• Conduct regular 1:1s and career development sessions to guide engineers’ professional growth

• Foster an inclusive high-performing team culture built on trust and continuous feedback

• Partner with Product and Design to refine roadmaps align technical priorities and deliver great user experiences

• Translate product goals into actionable engineering plans and iterative deliverables

• Continuously improving how teams collaborate plan and execute across disciplines

• Support hiring efforts and team capacity planning in collaboration with People Ops

What makes you a good fit

The ideal candidate combines technical depth with strong leadership and product sense. You are comfortable setting goals shaping product strategy and aligning engineering work with broader business and user needs. You take a holistic approach to success by supporting people improving how teams operate and helping deliver high-quality impactful products.

You are someone who:

• Brings a strong software engineering background and senior-level experience building web applications with JavaScript and React with the ability to engage in technical discussions and guide teams toward making sound technical decisions.

• Shows a strong genuine passion for developing people providing coaching mentoring and guidance that help individuals grow and reach their potential.

• Has a proven record of leading frontend or cross-functional teams with a clear perspective on building efficient high-performing teams and successfully putting those ideas into practice.

• Has the ability to “wear multiple hats” – contributing to defining goals shaping product direction and gathering feedback from customers.

• Partners effectively with Product Management Design and cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding user experiences.

• Excels in collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams that operate with a high degree of autonomy and shared ownership.

• Communicates with clarity and empathy navigating a global remote-first multicultural environment with professionalism and ease.

• Adapts readily to change managing multiple contexts and contributing thoughtfully across several parallel workstreams.

Bonus Points for

Additional experience in any of the following areas will be viewed favorably:

• Experience with observability products either as a customer or vendor.

• Strong experience working with or monitoring Kubernetes.

• Experience managing multiple engineering teams responsible for distinct products.

In the US the base compensation range for this role is $183858 - $220800.  Actual compensation may vary based on level experience and skillset as assessed throughout the interview process. All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success. We believe in shared outcomes—RSUs help us stay aligned and invested as we scale globally.