Vicky Lee, an engineering manager at Grafana Labs, participated in the company's first hackathon, a decision driven by her desire to engage in coding, explore creative projects, and lead by example for her team. She developed Grafana Stories™, a feature allowing users to share recordings of dashboards and interactions, inspired by the stories trend on platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. Working solo due to her management commitments, Lee faced challenges in time management and scope limitation but successfully created a demo-ready project. The hackathon highlighted the creativity within Grafana Labs, and Lee appreciated the enthusiastic responses from colleagues and the opportunity to witness diverse presentations. Grafana Labs, a global and remote company, is actively hiring across multiple continents.