Grafana Labs application questions — all 54, word for word
Grafana Labs hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 54 questions, 44 of them required. 4 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
354 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in engineering and sales. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What Grafana Labs has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as Grafana Labs titles them, in United States (Remote), United Kingdom (Remote), Canada (Remote), Spain (Remote):
- Commercial Account Executive, Acquisition | Remote | Netherlands
- Commercial Account Executive, Acquisition | Remote | Sweden
- Director, Strategy & Planning | United States | Remote
- Enterprise Account Executive, Acquisition - META | Remote | Spain
- Enterprise Account Executive, Acquisition | DMV | Remote
- Enterprise Account Executive, Acquisition | Remote | Italy
- Enterprise Account Executive, Acquisition | Remote | Sweden
- Enterprise Account Executive, Acquisition | Tokyo, Japan
- Enterprise Account Executive, Growth - META | Remote | Spain
- Future Sales Openings: Account Executive, US |Remote|
- Majors Account Executive - Key Customers | Bay Area | Remote
- Manager, Solutions Engineering | NorBen | Remote
46 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “Do you have experience with the following tools? Pigment, Anaplan, or Adaptive? Please explain your proficiency.”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether Grafana Labs does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Are you currently eligible to work in your country of residence? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to continue working in your country of residence? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you now or in the future need any form of visa sponsorship? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to continue working in Japan? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Are you currently eligible to work in your country of residence? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to continue working in your country of residence? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you now or in the future need any form of visa sponsorship? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to continue working in Japan? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Why are you interested in an Observability Architect role? | textarea | Yes |
| What is your experience with Kubernetes, Grafana and/or Observability? | textarea | Yes |
| What country and time zone are you based in? | text | Yes |
| Which of the following best describes you? I am an AI or automated program, I am a human being |
select | Yes |
| How did you hear about this opportunity at Grafana? Built-In, Company Website, Grafana Event, Grot Community, LinkedIn, Referral (+1 more) |
select | Yes |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | Yes |
| Are you based in Germany, Spain, Sweden, Ireland or the UK? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Anything else you'd like to share with our hiring team? | text | No |
| What gender identity do you most closely identify with? | text | Yes |
| Race | text | Yes |
| Are you a person of transgender experience? | text | Yes |
| Are you based in Spain, Germany, Ireland, Sweden or the UK? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| Are you located in the UK, Spain, Sweden, Ireland or Germany? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located in Spain, UK, Sweden, Germany or Ireland? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located in the Netherlands? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Which race and ethnicity group or groups do you identify with? | text | Yes |
| Do you have a visible or non-visible disability? | text | Yes |
| Are you located in Sweden? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located in Switzerland? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located in Canada? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Current company (if applicable) | text | No |
| Are you based in the United States? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| How would you describe your gender identity? (mark all that apply) | text | No |
| How would you describe your racial/ethnic background? (mark all that apply) | text | No |
| How would you describe your sexual orientation? (mark all that apply) | text | No |
| Do you identify as transgender? | text | No |
| Do you have a disability or chronic condition (physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, mental, emotional, or other) that substantially limits one or more of your major life activities, including mobility, communication (seeing, hearing, speaking), and learning? | text | No |
| Are you a veteran or active member of the United States Armed Forces? | text | No |
| Do you have extensive experience with customer paper? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you fluent in Hebrew? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located in Israel? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you speak fluent Italian? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located in Italy? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located on the East Coast of the US? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have 2nd line SE leadership experience? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Please provide your LinkedIn profile | text | Yes |
| Are you located in the UK, Spain or Ireland? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| What are your preferred pronouns? | text | No |
| Are you based in the United States or Canada Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have experience with the following tools? Pigment, Anaplan, or Adaptive? Please explain your proficiency. | text | Yes |
| Do you speak fluent French? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located in France? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Germany or Spain? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| What makes you excited about Grafana Labs? | textarea | Yes |
| How do you manage your productivity when working in a remote setting? | textarea | Yes |
| Are you located in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Ireland or Spain? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you speak fluent Arabic? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you located in Spain? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you fluent in Italian? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you currently located in Tokyo, Japan? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Other | 23 |
| Voluntary diversity questions (EEOC) | 11 |
| Language proficiency | 6 |
| Remote or on-site | 6 |
| Visa sponsorship | 3 |
| Cover letter | 1 |
| How you heard of them | 1 |
| Portfolio and links | 1 |
| Work authorisation | 1 |
| Years of experience | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
Coinbase · Culture Amp · Databricks · Daybreak Health · Degreed · Dollar Shave Club
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — Grafana Labs's asks for 44 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.