Staff Software Engineer – Identity and Access, Identity Squads| Spain| Remote

Details

• Approximately 55% of your time will be dedicated to backend development (Golang), 25% to technical leadership and cross-team collaboration, and 20% to operations and reliability.
• Define and own the technical architecture for the Identity squad’s authentication systems, including our edge authentication redesign.
• Lead the design and implementation of large-scale, multi-quarter initiatives in the critical path of user interaction, spanning multiple services and teams.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers, providing technical guidance, design feedback, and support for their professional growth.
• Serve as a technical authority for identity protocols at Grafana, driving alignment on how we implement and evolve OAuth, OIDC, SAML, LDAP, and SCIM across the organization.
• Drive cross-team technical alignment on authentication standards, patterns, and best practices across Grafana’s engineering organization.
• Represent Grafana Labs at meetups and conferences, and contribute to the broader identity and authentication community.
• Deep, proven expertise in distributed systems engineering with Go, with a track record of owning and delivering large-scale production systems end-to-end.
• Demonstrated ability to define technical direction and drive architectural decisions independently, with impact that extends beyond your immediate team.
• Extensive experience building and operating low-latency, high-throughput services in distributed, multi-tenant environments.
• Proven track record of leading and delivering complex, multi-quarter initiatives that span multiple teams or systems.
• Ability to mentor and develop senior engineers, elevating the technical quality and capabilities of those around you.
• Strong understanding of SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and how to design systems that balance reliability, security, and product velocity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; able to clearly convey complex technical decisions to diverse audiences, including engineering leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Expert-level understanding of modern identity standards and threat models (OAuth 2.x / 2.1, OIDC, SAML), and how to implement them securely at scale.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes.
• TypeScript/React experience.
• Experience working with OpenFGA and KiFederate IDP.
• Experience working in security critical environments.
• Experience contributing to or maintaining Open Source projects.
• Familiarity with observability tooling (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).
• 100% Remote, Global Culture - As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.
• Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
• Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.
• Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things.
• Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work.
• Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics.
• Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career.
• Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human.
• Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do.
• In-Person onboarding - We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it.
• Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect. *We will comply with local legislation where applicable.