Grafana Labs · 11 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Identity and Access | USA | Remote
Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse that provides tools for monitoring systems globally. The Senior Software Engineer in Identity and Access will focus on developing and maintaining the authentication and authorization stack, enhancing user experience while ensuring secure access to data and functionality.
AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesData VisualizationOpen SourceSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain features for Grafana Cloud's internal and customer-facing authorization stack
Contribute to the design and implementation of long horizon, scalable systems in the critical path of user interaction
Build prototypes and present your ideas as part of a cross-functional team
Stay up to date with the latest changes in Authorization and Authentication
Grow to represent Grafana Labs in meetups and conferences
Qualification
Required
Hands-on experience delivering distributed systems written in Go
Experience building and operating low-latency, high-throughput services in distributed systems
Proven ability to coordinate and distribute tasks among team members within the scope of exceptionally large projects
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work as part of a cross-functional team and quickly gather and build your knowledge
Strong understanding of modern identity standards and threat models (OAuth 2.x / 2.1, OIDC, SAML)
Strong understanding of SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and how reliability impacts product decisions
Proficient written and verbal communication skills in English
Preferred
Experience working with OpenFGA
Experience working in security critical environments
Experience contributing to or maintaining Open Source projects
Familiarity with observability tooling (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry)
Benefits
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
100% Remote, Global Culture
Scaling Organization
Transparent Communication
Innovation-Driven
Open Source Roots
Empowered Teams
Career Growth Pathways
Approachable Leadership
Passionate People
In-Person onboarding
Balance is Key
30 days per annum annual leave
Company
Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs is an open-source software platform built to support monitoring, visualization, and metric analytics.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$805.23MKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersGIC
2024-08-21Series D· $270M
2024-08-21Secondary Market
2022-04-06Series D· $240M
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