Staff Python Engineer, OpenTelemetry & AI (Remote)
Grafana
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Grafana Labs, a remote-first observability company, seeks a Staff Python Engineer to advance the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation with a focus on Generative AI. You will contribute upstream and bring innovations to Grafana Cloud, collaborating with OpenTelemetry communities and Grafana teams worldwide.
The role emphasizes deep Python expertise, AI instrumentations, and upstream-first development while maintaining strong autonomy in a remote, high-trust culture.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in Python and debugging production software, language internals, libraries, and asynchronous code.
- Experience contributing to Open Source communities and OpenTelemetry ecosystem.
- Interest in AI applications and agent systems, with curiosity about instrumentation and troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate in open-source communities by developing and maintaining the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries.
- Build Python instrumentation for AI agents and generative AI workflows, including asynchronous code handling.
- Improve Python SDK performance using profiling and benchmarking; balance runtime overhead and maintainability.
- Promote OpenTelemetry best practices and share knowledge within Grafana Labs and the wider community.
- Contribute to OpenTelemetry strategy at Grafana and own projects from design to release.
- Partner with GTM, Product, and Support teams to turn learnings into practical guidance.
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Grafana Labs, a remote-first observability company, seeks a Staff Python Engineer to advance the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation with a focus on Generative AI. You will contribute upstream and bring innovations to Grafana Cloud, collaborating with OpenTelemetry communities and Grafana teams worldwide.
The role emphasizes deep Python expertise, AI instrumentations, and upstream-first development while maintaining strong autonomy in a remote, high-trust culture.
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