Meet the Grafana Labs team: Mihaela Maior, senior engineering manager on the Grafana Experience team

Mihaela Maior, a Senior Engineering Manager at Grafana Labs, plays a key role in leading the Logs & Traces and Observability Experience Squads on the Grafana Experience team, focusing on enhancing the Explore page and observability dashboard experience. Based in Manchester, UK, she values the company's people-centric culture, which emphasizes autonomy, development-driven roadmaps, and self-driven work assignments. Her recent work on restructuring the Observability team reflects her commitment to a people-focused approach, which has garnered positive feedback. Although her role limits coding opportunities, she actively participates in Grafana Hackathons to engage with the codebase and contribute to open-source projects. In her free time, Mihaela enjoys binge-watching TV shows, crafting, and spending time with her family, balancing it with a routine that maximizes her productivity in a remote working environment. She is known for spreading positivity through emojis in her communications, appreciating her team's hard work, and is eager to continue contributing to Grafana Labs’ success.