Staff Software Engineer, OpenTelemetry for AI & Telemetry

Grafana; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Grafana seeks a software engineer to advance the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries, with an emphasis on AI applications and agent workflows. You will collaborate across teams to ship reliable instrumentation and promote robust data practices.

You will own projects from ambiguity through design, implementation, testing, documentation, and release, partnering with cross-functional teams in open-source communities and ensuring care for sensitive data and metric cardinality.

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to OpenTelemetry or similar SDKs.
• Strong Python development skills and testing.
• Familiarity with AI/ML instrumentation concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop improvements to the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries for AI apps.
• Collaborate in open-source communities, shaping conventions for generative AI while safeguarding data.
• Own projects from problem to release, coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Skills

OpenTelemetry

Python

AI applications

Tools

Instrumentation libraries

Job description

Grafana seeks a software engineer to advance the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries, with an emphasis on AI applications and agent workflows. You will collaborate across teams to ship reliable instrumentation and promote robust data practices.

You will own projects from ambiguity through design, implementation, testing, documentation, and release, partnering with cross-functional teams in open-source communities and ensuring care for sensitive data and metric cardinality.