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Engineering Manager - Observability | Spain | Remote

Grafana LabsSpain (Remote)R&D: Observability
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Salary
€94K - €117K 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 Spain offers a fully remote opportunity to lead a distributed group of backend and frontend engineers. This role suits an experienced engineering leader who wants to guide teams building essential observability configuration and deployment tools.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and develop a team of backend and frontend engineers by offering regular feedback and supporting individual career growth.
Collaborate closely with the go-to-market team to ensure customer and prospect success with observability collection.
Partner with product and engineering leadership to integrate Fleet Management, the Kubernetes Helm Chart, and the Instrumentation Hub into the broader user experience.
Guide projects through the entire lifecycle, spanning early ideation, planning, execution, and post-launch phases.
Cultivate a psychologically safe work environment that champions experimentation, rapid iteration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Work across team boundaries to contribute to external projects and partner with other functions to solve customer challenges.

Requirements

Experience in observability, particularly with OpenTelemetry, or background in building central control planes to manage fleets of collectors.
Comfortable leading engineering teams that operate with a high degree of technical and product autonomy.
Strong interpersonal relationship management skills combined with a commitment to staying up-to-date with technical trends and team challenges.
Ability to collaborate effectively across different time zones and cultures within a fully remote setup using empathetic communication.
Proven capacity to manage complexity, align stakeholders, and elevate overall team performance.
Deep customer focus that grounds technical decisions in real-world user impact.
Solid understanding of distributed systems principles such as scalability, fault tolerance, consistency, and observability.
Familiarity with AI-assisted tooling, curiosity about agentic development, and practical experience integrating AI tools into team workflows.

Skills and Tools

Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus, Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Pyroscope
Modern AI coding assistants and frontier models

Salary and Benefits

Base compensation range in Spain is EUR 94,000 to EUR 117,000, 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 year, which includes 3 reserved Grafana Shutdown Days.
In-person onboarding for new team members.

About the Company

Grafana Labs develops Grafana Cloud, a fully managed observability platform trusted by over 10,000 organizations. Built on open source and open standards, the company operates as a 100% remote organization with team members spread across more than 40 countries. Backed by major investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Coatue, Grafana Labs maintains a collaborative, transparent, and innovation-driven culture.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official Grafana Labs careers page to submit an application for this remote position.

Skills and tech stack

Kubernetes

Questions candidates ask

Is this job fully remote?

Yes, this is a 100% remote position considering candidates located in Spain, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, and the UK.

What is the salary range for this role in Spain?

The base compensation range for this position in Spain is EUR 94,000 to EUR 117,000, depending on level, experience, and skillset.

What does the Ingest team own?

The Ingest team owns Fleet Management, the Kubernetes Monitoring Helm Chart, and the Instrumentation Hub.

What benefits are included alongside the base salary?

All roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum, which includes 3 Grafana Shutdown Days.

What experience is considered a strong advantage?

Experience in observability, particularly OpenTelemetry, or building a central control plane that manages fleets of collectors is a strong advantage.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Grafana Labs careers page.

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