Grafana Developer
Job Title
Grafana Developer
Role Overview
We are seeking a skilled Grafana Developer to design, build, and maintain interactive dashboards and monitoring solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data visualization, monitoring tools, and integrating multiple data sources to deliver actionable insights for business and technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop dynamic dashboards using Grafana
Integrate Grafana with data sources such as Prometheus, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems
Create custom panels, plugins, and visualizations where required
Optimize dashboard performance and data queries
Implement role-based access controls and security best practices
Collaborate with DevOps, SRE, Data Engineering, and Development teams
Troubleshoot performance and data consistency issues
Automate dashboard deployment using infrastructure-as-code tools
Required Skills & Qualifications
Strong hands-on experience with Grafana
Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Loki, Tempo
Solid understanding of time-series databases
Knowledge of SQL and query optimization
Experience with REST APIs and JSON
Familiarity with Linux environments
Understanding of monitoring concepts: SLIs, SLOs, SLAs
Experience with alert configuration and notification channels
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
Experience with Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go
Experience in observability stack (metrics, logs, traces)
Experience
3+ years of experience in monitoring and visualization tools
2+ years of hands-on Grafana development experience
What Success Looks Like
High-quality, reliable dashboards used across teams
Proactive monitoring and alerting that reduces incidents
Scalable, well-documented visualization systems