Senior Software Security Engineer, Detection & Response Engineering - Remote

Overview

Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse. There are more than 20M users of Grafana, the open source visualization tool, around the globe, monitoring everything from beehives to climate change in the Alps. The instantly recognizable dashboards have been spotted everywhere from a NASA launch and Minecraft HQ to Wimbledon and the Tour de France. Grafana Labs also helps more than 3,000 companies -- including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay -- manage their observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack, which can be run fully managed with Grafana Cloud or self-managed with the Grafana Enterprise Stack, both featuring scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir), logs (Grafana Loki), and traces (Grafana Tempo).

We’re scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do.

You may not meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If this role excites you, we’d love you to raise your hand for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity.

In Short

• Collaboratively design, build, and maintain internal detection systems.
• Research and develop sophisticated detection rules.
• Work with product teams for effective telemetry.
• Lead the development of response tooling.
• Guide cross-functional teams in integrating security processes.
• Design metrics to track success.
• Lead response to security alerts and incidents.

Requirements

• 4+ years in a software engineering role.
• Experience with programming languages, primarily Go and TypeScript.
• Understanding of core security concepts.
• Experience with detection engineering practices.
• Experience with public clouds and Kubernetes.
• A motivated self-starter with a passion for security.
• Adept communication skills.

Benefits

• 100% Remote, Global Culture.
• Career Growth Pathways.
• Transparent Communication.
• Innovation-Driven Environment.
• Open Source Roots.
• High trust, low ego culture.
• 30 days annual leave policy.