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Engineering Manager - Observability | Germany | Remote

Grafana LabsGermany (Remote)R&D: Observability
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Salary
€109K - €137K EUR
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Posted
21 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

The Engineering Manager - Observability position at Grafana Labs in Germany is a remote leadership opportunity focused on guiding backend and frontend engineers within the Ingest team. This role suits an experienced engineering leader who excels at managing distributed teams, aligning stakeholders, and supporting developer growth within a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and develop a remote team of frontend and backend engineers, providing regular feedback and supporting individual career growth.
Collaborate closely with go-to-market teams to ensure customer and prospect success during their observability collection journeys.
Work alongside product and engineering leadership to integrate Fleet Management, the Kubernetes Helm Chart, and the Instrumentation Hub into the Grafana Cloud user experience.
Guide projects through the entire lifecycle, from early ideation and planning to execution and post-launch delivery.
Foster a psychologically safe, inclusive work environment that encourages experimentation, rapid iteration, and continuous learning.
Partner across team boundaries and function lines to solve customer challenges and contribute to broader company projects.
Utilize and encourage the pragmatic use of AI coding assistants and modern frontier models to boost developer productivity.

Requirements

Experience in observability, particularly with OpenTelemetry, or building central control planes that manage fleets of collectors.
Comfortable leading engineering teams that maintain a strong sense of autonomy in technical and product decisions.
Up-to-date knowledge of modern technical trends and the challenges faced by distributed development teams.
Strong communication skills suited for collaborating across time zones and cultures in a fully remote setup.
Proven ability to manage complexity, align stakeholders, and elevate team performance.
Deep customer focus with decisions consistently grounded in real-world user impact.
Solid understanding of distributed systems principles, including scalability, fault tolerance, consistency, and observability.
Practical experience or curiosity regarding AI-assisted tooling and agentic development workflows.

Nice to Have

Prior experience managing engineering teams distributed across EMEA and NASA regions.
Direct background in building cloud-based central control planes.

Skills and Tools

Kubernetes
Observability and OpenTelemetry
Distributed Systems
Fleet Management
AI Coding Assistants and Frontier Models

Salary and Benefits

Base compensation range in Germany is EUR 109,000 to EUR 137,000, varying based on level, experience, and skillset.
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) provided for company ownership and shared outcomes.
Global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum, which includes 3 reserved Grafana Shutdown Days.
In-person onboarding experience for new team members.

About the Company

Grafana Labs is the creator of Grafana Cloud, a fully managed observability platform used by over 10,000 organizations such as Anthropic, Bloomberg, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Salesforce. The company operates as a 100% remote organization with team members spread across more than 40 countries. Backed by major investors like Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, Grafana Labs maintains an open-source legacy, a collaborative global culture, and an innovation-driven environment built on transparency, autonomy, and trust.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official Grafana Labs careers page to submit an application and learn more about open opportunities.

Skills and tech stack

Kubernetes

Questions candidates ask

Where is this job located?

This position is fully remote, considering candidates located in Germany, Sweden, Spain, Ireland, and the UK.

What team will I be managing?

You will manage the Ingest team, which builds and maintains configuration and deployment tooling such as Fleet Management, the Kubernetes Monitoring Helm Chart, and the Instrumentation Hub.

What is the salary range for this role in Germany?

The base compensation range in Germany is EUR 109,000 to EUR 137,000, with actual pay depending on level, experience, and skillset.

Does Grafana Labs offer equity?

Yes, all roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to give team members ownership in the company's success.

What kind of time-off policy does Grafana Labs have?

The company operates a global annual leave policy of 30 days per year, which includes 3 days reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Grafana Labs careers page.

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