Overview
Are you deeply passionate about Python and open source observability? Grafana Labs is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the charge on our OpenTelemetry Python instrumentation team. We are fully remote and operate globally, meaning you can work from the comfort of your home office anywhere in the UK while collaborating with brilliant minds spanning over forty countries. You will join an environment that values transparency, autonomy, and trust above all else. Big names like Bloomberg, NVIDIA, and Salesforce rely on our tools every single day to maintain system reliability. If you want your code to impact thousands of organizations worldwide, this opportunity is waiting for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture, design, and implementation of OpenTelemetry Python instrumentation libraries.
- Collaborate closely with the wider open source community to shape standards and push telemetry forward.
- Mentor engineers across the team and elevate technical standards through code reviews and collaborative planning.
- Optimize performance and reliability for high throughput telemetry pipelines.
- Solve complex problems related to distributed tracing, metrics, and logs in Python ecosystems.
Requirements
- Extensive software engineering experience with a strong focus on the Python programming language.
- Deep understanding of observability concepts, distributed systems, and open standards like OpenTelemetry.
- Proven track record of contributing to or maintaining open source projects.
- Ability to work autonomously in a distributed remote environment with async communication.
- Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with teammates and community members globally.
What You'll Gain
- The chance to work with a globally distributed, highly collaborative, and talented engineering team.
- Generous flexibility and a 100% remote working model that supports your lifestyle.
- Opportunities for professional growth and continuous learning in a fast scaling company.
- The satisfaction of building tools used by millions of developers and major global enterprises.
How to Apply
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