Process
I applied online. The process took 5 days.
- First meeting with HR: There should be more. The recruiter said she would email me with further instructions. Instead, I got a generic, no-reply rejection email. I guess that's my further instruction: to avoid them. It was a waste of time.
Questions
Tell me about yourself and a project that you have worked on.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Grafana Labs Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Grafana Labs's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive21%
Neutral36%
Negative43%
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Grafana Labs's Software Engineer interview process.
Grafana Labs Work Experiences
5.0
Best place to work so far
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Madrid
September 14, 2023
Pros: Opensource projects, the culture, full remote
Cons: Cross functional dependencies sometimes are hard to follow.
5.0
Best company of my career
Software Engineer • Current Employee
August 18, 2021
Pros: Grafana is full of talented folks Management really understands how software is built so enough time is given to do things right and minimize tech debt Little structure imposed on Software Engineering so if you're just a regular IC you have very few meetings and plenty of time to focus
Cons: Timezones are always a struggle with international collaboration. That's about it :)
5.0
Great work-life balance but promotions can be challenging
Software Engineer • Current Employee
September 15, 2026
Pros: Great WLB. Great product. People are generally great depending on teams. Engineers are generally at a good level as well.
Cons: Promotions will be heavily driven on the team / manager advocating for you but this may be a common issue between all teams.
There are standards for levels but there's always an excuse or reason to not promote despite meeting certain criteria.
- 5.0Best place to work so farSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMadridSeptember 14, 2023Pros: Opensource projects, the culture, full remoteCons: Cross functional dependencies sometimes are hard to follow.
- 5.0Best company of my careerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 18, 2021Pros: Grafana is full of talented folks Management really understands how software is built so enough time is given to do things right and minimize tech debt Little structure imposed on Software Engineering so if you're just a regular IC you have very few meetings and plenty of time to focusCons: Timezones are always a struggle with international collaboration. That's about it :)
- 5.0Great work-life balance but promotions can be challengingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 15, 2026Pros: Great WLB. Great product. People are generally great depending on teams. Engineers are generally at a good level as well.Cons: Promotions will be heavily driven on the team / manager advocating for you but this may be a common issue between all teams. There are standards for levels but there's always an excuse or reason to not promote despite meeting certain criteria.
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