Grafana LabsRemote
Engineering Manager - Adaptive Telemetry | USA | Remote
United States
Full-time
1 week ago
$184,000 - $221,000 USD
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
Distributed systemsAI-assisted toolingTeam managementCustomer focusCollaborationInnovationEmpathetic communicationProblem-solvingAIGrafanaLeadershipCommunication
About this role
Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse with over 20 million users of their visualization tool. They are seeking an Engineering Manager for the Adaptive Telemetry group, responsible for managing a team of engineers and collaborating with product and design leadership to enhance telemetry solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and develop a team of engineers, providing regular feedback and supporting each person’s growth through career conversations
- Collaborate closely with product, design and engineering leadership to define goals that move the Adaptive Telemetry group forward and align with broader business objectives
- Provide guidance throughout the project lifecycle from early ideation through planning, execution and post‑launch guiding the team to deliver high‑quality results consistently
- Foster a psychologically safe environment where engineers can learn, experiment and iterate quickly, encouraging innovation and a culture of continuous improvement
- Work across team boundaries by contributing to projects outside your team’s scope and partnering with other functions to solve customer problems
Requirements:
- A motivated self-starter with a strong bias toward action and ownership, able to navigate ambiguity and drive work forward in complex problem spaces
- Comfortable collaborating across time zones and cultures in a fully remote environment, using clear, empathetic communication to build trust, connection, and psychological safety
- Experienced in guiding and supporting other engineers, leading initiatives or small teams, and collaborating effectively to drive projects to successful outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to manage complexity, align stakeholders, and elevate team performance to deliver meaningful, high-quality results
- Deeply customer-focused, consistently grounding decisions and technical choices in user needs and real-world impact
- Solid understanding of distributed systems principles, including scalability, fault tolerance, consistency, and observability
- Comfort with AI-assisted tooling. We embrace AI and agentic development so we expect you to be curious and comfortable using AI-powered tools and ideally have practical experience folding them into a team's workflow