Remote Staff Software Engineer — OpenTelemetry Python for AI

Grafanalabs; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead OpenTelemetry Python SDK work, with a focus on AI applications and agent workflows. This is a remote-first role with opportunities to contribute to OpenTelemetry alongside Grafana Labs products.

You will develop and instrument AI-focused Python code, collaborate across open-source communities, and mentor peers while shaping the OpenTelemetry strategy within the company and broader ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development with strong proficiency in Python.
• Interest in AI applications and agent systems.
• Experience working in open-source communities.
• Familiarity with observability tooling such as Grafana, Prometheus and OpenTelemetry.
• Bonus: experience instrumenting AI frameworks or OpenTelemetry implementations.

Responsibilities

• Develop improvements to the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries, focusing on AI applications.
• Build Python instrumentation for AI agents, including across asynchronous code and model calls.
• Improve Python SDK performance using profiling and benchmarks, balancing runtime overhead and maintainability.
• Promote OpenTelemetry best practices and provide guidance within Grafana Labs and the OpenTelemetry community.
• Support the technical direction of the team and own projects from design through release.
• Collaborate with GTM, Product and Support teams and engage with customers to translate learnings into fixes.
• Work in a remote-first, globally distributed team with regular video calls to maintain high agency and communication.

Skills

Python

OpenTelemetry

AI applications

Open-source

Asynchronous code

Observability

Mentorship

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead OpenTelemetry Python SDK work, with a focus on AI applications and agent workflows. This is a remote-first role with opportunities to contribute to OpenTelemetry alongside Grafana Labs products.

You will develop and instrument AI-focused Python code, collaborate across open-source communities, and mentor peers while shaping the OpenTelemetry strategy within the company and broader ecosystem.