Staff Software Engineer – OpenTelemetry Python for AI

Grafana; United States; Remote; USD 126,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Grafana Labs is a remote-first company seeking a Staff Engineer to advance the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries, with a focus on AI applications. You will collaborate across OpenTelemetry communities, Grafana teams, and customers to instrument AI workflows and improve performance in production environments.

You will contribute to upstream OpenTelemetry, mentor others, and help shape the OpenTelemetry strategy while delivering robust telemetry solutions within Grafana Labs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development with strong Python skills and debugging production software.
• Experience contributing to open-source communities.
• Familiarity with observability tooling such as Grafana, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries.
• Build Python instrumentation for AI agents and integrate with AI workflows.
• Improve Python SDK performance via profiling and benchmarking.
• Promote OpenTelemetry best practices within Grafana Labs and the broader community.
• Support technical direction and own projects from design to release.
• Collaborate with GTM, Product and Support teams and participate in customer discussions.

Skills

Python

OpenTelemetry

AI applications

Open source

Observability tooling

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Grafana Labs is a remote-first company seeking a Staff Engineer to advance the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries, with a focus on AI applications. You will collaborate across OpenTelemetry communities, Grafana teams, and customers to instrument AI workflows and improve performance in production environments.

You will contribute to upstream OpenTelemetry, mentor others, and help shape the OpenTelemetry strategy while delivering robust telemetry solutions within Grafana Labs.