Will Browne, a senior backend engineer at Grafana Labs, is based in Berlin, Germany, but originally hails from Wicklow, Ireland. He works on the Grafana backend platform squad, contributing to open-source projects like Grafana and enjoying the company's open and transparent culture as well as its remote-first approach. Browne, who has a background in developer tooling, joined Grafana Labs out of an admiration for its products and community-driven nature. Outside of work, he is passionate about music, particularly playing guitar and drums, and enjoys cooking, skateboarding, and traveling. Browne appreciates the community connection that comes from working on open-source software and values the smart and helpful colleagues he collaborates with. Despite his self-described clumsiness, he considers maintaining his functional hands a significant achievement, given his active lifestyle and various hobbies.