Staff Field Engineer

Grafana Labs

. Advise on and support strategic deals and customer engagements .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeRemote • GermanyLead💰 €137,000 - €164,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates expert knowledge of Grafana and observability technologies, with the ability to architect modern applications on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. Proven experience in creating technical training content and delivering strategic presentations to diverse audiences.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Expert Understanding Of GrafanaDeep Working Knowledge Of Observability TechnologiesExperience Creating Technical Training AssetsAbility To Architect Modern ApplicationsStrong Understanding Of Software Development Lifecycle

ATS Keywords

Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills

GrafanaLokiPrometheusTempoElasticSplunkDatadogInfrastructure-As-CodeTerraformKubernetes

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationTechnical GuidancePresentation SkillsStorytelling

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureGCPLinuxAI Tools

Industry Keywords

ObservabilityIoTAI/MLSales ProcessStrategic Sales Cycles

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaIoTKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesPrometheusSplunkTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advise on and support strategic deals and customer engagements
Collaborate with Solution Engineers and Observability Architects on complex technical challenges
Serve as a company-recognized SME in a Grafana Platform area
Build reference architectures and overcome competitive objections
Craft and deliver value-based stories to help sales teams close deals
Create and curate technical training content, including workshops, guides, and demo scripts
Establish a content review cadence with Enablement and Product Management
Architect, engineer, and maintain live production environments for demos, workshops, and POV infrastructure
Influence product direction and represent Field Engineering in product planning
Present at strategic marketing events, webinars, conferences, panels, and blogs
Provide technical guidance and present best practices to Solution Engineers, Observability Architects, and customers
Improve product documentation and contribute white papers, blogs, and product direction input
Mentor Senior and Staff Solution Engineers and Field Engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 8+ years of related technical experience, including 2+ years in a Senior Field Engineer role or equivalent
Expert understanding of Grafana and associated technologies, with SME depth in at least one Grafana Platform area
Deep working knowledge across observability technologies such as Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, Tempo, Elastic, Splunk, and Datadog
Expert-level knowledge in at least one adjacent domain such as IoT or AI/ML
Experience creating and maintaining product training assets adopted by the broader technical field organization
Experience partnering with Product Management and Engineering on enablement content and roadmap priorities
Comfortable with at least one modern programming language
Strong understanding of modern software development lifecycle, debugging, and investigation
Working familiarity with Linux and common tools
Practical experience using AI tools to generate and review code
Ability to architect modern applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP
Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
Understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, Serverless, Microservices, and build-versus-buy tradeoffs
Track record delivering strategic technical content for technical audiences, including complex POVs and competitive objection handling
Deep understanding of the sales process and complex strategic sales cycles

Benefits

Comp & perks

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
100% remote, global culture
Career growth pathways
In-person onboarding
30 days annual leave per annum
3 annual leave days reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days
Transparent communication and regular company-wide updates
Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things
Empowered, high-trust, low-ego culture
Approachable, transparent leadership
Global annual leave policy, subject to local legislation