Grafana Labs

Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

April 1, 2024

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks.

I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn about a job position, and I applied for it. The very same recruiter got back to me to set up the interview process. The first meeting with the recruiter was set in two weeks, where no one showed up. I reached out, and they asked for another session, which was planned in two weeks again, where once again no one showed up. So basically, I was reached out to apply for a position, and I was ghosted two times in one month. There were so many red flags.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Grafana Labs Senior Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

19%

Pass Rate

Grafana Labs's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive25%

Neutral6%

Negative69%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Grafana Labs's Senior Software Engineer interview process.

Grafana Labs Work Experiences

Best place I've ever worked.

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: The perks included remote work, extremely smart and competent coworkers, exciting work on a product I love to use, lots of upward movement, and a clearly outlined path forward.

Cons: Grafana is growing rapidly so I don't know many people anymore. There's a lot happening with the company that I don't really know about.

Best place I've ever worked.

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: The perks included remote work, extremely smart and competent coworkers, exciting work on a product I love to use, lots of upward movement, and a clearly outlined path forward.

Cons: Grafana is growing rapidly so I don't know many people anymore. There's a lot happening with the company that I don't really know about.

Employee-friendly culture with remote work options

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

August 26, 2026

Pros: The company has an employee friendly culture and is fully remote.

Cons: They do not sponsor a work visa.

Employee-friendly culture with remote work options

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

August 26, 2026

Pros: The company has an employee friendly culture and is fully remote.

Cons: They do not sponsor a work visa.

The best job I've ever had

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - My understanding is that everyone at the company receives equity, which is amazing. - Everyone gets 30 days vacation per year, and not like that so called "unlimited" vacation that cuts into your pay. - Senior leadership, managers and individual contributors strive to get everyone to use their vacation. - I've received a raise every year without asking for it. - I've worked here for two years, the first raise was slightly higher than inflation, the second raise was a promotion and was much significantly higher than inflation. - The senior leadership is astounding. - They truly care about the people of the company. - Very transparent. - Regularly held all-hands meetings where anyone can ask them anything. - Work with high caliber people. - My experience is that 99.9% of the engineers are non-junior, probably 90% have noticeable leadership qualities, and I think something like 25% of them could be a highly successful CTO. - In my previous jobs I've found myself to be close to the front of the pack talent-wise. - But at Grafana, it would be a stretch to consider myself middle of the pack. - Being surrounded by so many super-talented people has taught me so much and has made me far more capable. - Everyone works remotely from around the world, and this has many obvious and nuanced benefits. - High level of autonomy. - Managers do not outrank engineers. - In fact, it's more likely to be the other way around. - Grafana is lead by engineers through and through. - Also, I want to say it gives me so much joy to watch our sales team work. - They're high-energy, strategic, and very respectful.

Cons: To me, there are no cons.

The best job I've ever had

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - My understanding is that everyone at the company receives equity, which is amazing. - Everyone gets 30 days vacation per year, and not like that so called "unlimited" vacation that cuts into your pay. - Senior leadership, managers and individual contributors strive to get everyone to use their vacation. - I've received a raise every year without asking for it. - I've worked here for two years, the first raise was slightly higher than inflation, the second raise was a promotion and was much significantly higher than inflation. - The senior leadership is astounding. - They truly care about the people of the company. - Very transparent. - Regularly held all-hands meetings where anyone can ask them anything. - Work with high caliber people. - My experience is that 99.9% of the engineers are non-junior, probably 90% have noticeable leadership qualities, and I think something like 25% of them could be a highly successful CTO. - In my previous jobs I've found myself to be close to the front of the pack talent-wise. - But at Grafana, it would be a stretch to consider myself middle of the pack. - Being surrounded by so many super-talented people has taught me so much and has made me far more capable. - Everyone works remotely from around the world, and this has many obvious and nuanced benefits. - High level of autonomy. - Managers do not outrank engineers. - In fact, it's more likely to be the other way around. - Grafana is lead by engineers through and through. - Also, I want to say it gives me so much joy to watch our sales team work. - They're high-energy, strategic, and very respectful.

Cons: To me, there are no cons.

Best place I've ever worked.

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: The perks included remote work, extremely smart and competent coworkers, exciting work on a product I love to use, lots of upward movement, and a clearly outlined path forward.

Cons: Grafana is growing rapidly so I don't know many people anymore. There's a lot happening with the company that I don't really know about.

5.0
Best place I've ever worked.
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
June 1, 2022
Pros: The perks included remote work, extremely smart and competent coworkers, exciting work on a product I love to use, lots of upward movement, and a clearly outlined path forward.
Cons: Grafana is growing rapidly so I don't know many people anymore. There's a lot happening with the company that I don't really know about.

Employee-friendly culture with remote work options

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

August 26, 2026

Pros: The company has an employee friendly culture and is fully remote.

Cons: They do not sponsor a work visa.

5.0
Employee-friendly culture with remote work options
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
August 26, 2026
Pros: The company has an employee friendly culture and is fully remote.
Cons: They do not sponsor a work visa.

The best job I've ever had

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - My understanding is that everyone at the company receives equity, which is amazing. - Everyone gets 30 days vacation per year, and not like that so called "unlimited" vacation that cuts into your pay. - Senior leadership, managers and individual contributors strive to get everyone to use their vacation. - I've received a raise every year without asking for it. - I've worked here for two years, the first raise was slightly higher than inflation, the second raise was a promotion and was much significantly higher than inflation. - The senior leadership is astounding. - They truly care about the people of the company. - Very transparent. - Regularly held all-hands meetings where anyone can ask them anything. - Work with high caliber people. - My experience is that 99.9% of the engineers are non-junior, probably 90% have noticeable leadership qualities, and I think something like 25% of them could be a highly successful CTO. - In my previous jobs I've found myself to be close to the front of the pack talent-wise. - But at Grafana, it would be a stretch to consider myself middle of the pack. - Being surrounded by so many super-talented people has taught me so much and has made me far more capable. - Everyone works remotely from around the world, and this has many obvious and nuanced benefits. - High level of autonomy. - Managers do not outrank engineers. - In fact, it's more likely to be the other way around. - Grafana is lead by engineers through and through. - Also, I want to say it gives me so much joy to watch our sales team work. - They're high-energy, strategic, and very respectful.

Cons: To me, there are no cons.

5.0
The best job I've ever had
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
July 8, 2022
Pros: - My understanding is that everyone at the company receives equity, which is amazing. - Everyone gets 30 days vacation per year, and not like that so called "unlimited" vacation that cuts into your pay. - Senior leadership, managers and individual contributors strive to get everyone to use their vacation. - I've received a raise every year without asking for it. - I've worked here for two years, the first raise was slightly higher than inflation, the second raise was a promotion and was much significantly higher than inflation. - The senior leadership is astounding. - They truly care about the people of the company. - Very transparent. - Regularly held all-hands meetings where anyone can ask them anything. - Work with high caliber people. - My experience is that 99.9% of the engineers are non-junior, probably 90% have noticeable leadership qualities, and I think something like 25% of them could be a highly successful CTO. - In my previous jobs I've found myself to be close to the front of the pack talent-wise. - But at Grafana, it would be a stretch to consider myself middle of the pack. - Being surrounded by so many super-talented people has taught me so much and has made me far more capable. - Everyone works remotely from around the world, and this has many obvious and nuanced benefits. - High level of autonomy. - Managers do not outrank engineers. - In fact, it's more likely to be the other way around. - Grafana is lead by engineers through and through. - Also, I want to say it gives me so much joy to watch our sales team work. - They're high-energy, strategic, and very respectful.
Cons: To me, there are no cons.

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