Description
Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to focus on OpenTelemetry Python instrumentation, particularly for Generative AI. The successful candidate will work on developing improvements to the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate in open-source communities to develop and maintain the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries
- Build Python instrumentation for AI agents, focusing on connecting agent runs, model calls, and tool execution
- Improve Python SDK performance, evaluating implementation approaches and making sound tradeoffs around runtime overhead, compatibility, and maintainability
- Promote best practices around OpenTelemetry and teach others about OpenTelemetry and related technologies
- Support the technical direction and vision of the team, contributing to business conversations on the OpenTelemetry strategy at Grafana Labs
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in software development, with strong proficiency in Python and experience debugging production software
- Interest in AI applications and agent systems, with curiosity about how to instrument and troubleshoot them
- Experience working in open-source communities and familiarity with observability tooling such as Grafana, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry
Nice to Have:
- Experience working on open source observability projects, ideally in OpenTelemetry or Prometheus
- Experience in Python instrumentation techniques, profiling, runtime diagnostics, or asynchronous context propagation
- Experience in a hands-on technical leadership role, setting technical direction and leading project teams
Compensation & Rewards:
- EUR 121,000 - EUR 151,000 per year
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success
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