Staff Python OpenTelemetry Engineer - AI Instrumentation (Remote UK)

Wwshemi; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 107,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Job summary

Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to focus on OpenTelemetry Python instrumentation with a strong emphasis on Generative AI. This remote UK role centers on upstream-first development, contributing to Grafana’s observability platform while collaborating with open source communities.

You will mentor teammates, drive OpenTelemetry strategy, and own projects end-to-end. The position offers RSUs and a remote-first culture across global teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience with Python.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry and open source communities.
• Interest in AI applications and agent systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop improvements to the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation.
• Build Python instrumentation for AI agents and generative AI use cases.
• Improve Python SDK performance using profiling and benchmarks.
• Be an OpenTelemetry expert inside Grafana Labs and in the community.
• Own projects from design through release with clear direction.
• Collaborate with GTM, Product and Support teams and with customers.

Skills

Python

OpenTelemetry

Distributed systems

AI / Generative AI

Open Source

Mentorship

Tools

OpenTelemetry SDK

Instrumentation libraries

Profiling / Benchmarking

Job description

Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to focus on OpenTelemetry Python instrumentation with a strong emphasis on Generative AI. This remote UK role centers on upstream-first development, contributing to Grafana’s observability platform while collaborating with open source communities.

You will mentor teammates, drive OpenTelemetry strategy, and own projects end-to-end. The position offers RSUs and a remote-first culture across global teams.