Staff Software Engineer - OpenTelemetry Python instrumentation | Ireland | Remote

Grafana Labs · Republic of Ireland (Remote) · EUR 121,000 - EUR 151,000 · remote Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to focus on OpenTelemetry Python instrumentation, particularly for Generative AI. The successful candidate will work on developing improvements to the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries. Responsibilities: Collaborate in open-source communities to develop and maintain the OpenTelemetry Python SDK and instrumentation libraries Build Python instrumentation for AI agents, focusing on connecting agent runs, model calls, and tool execution Improve Python SDK performance, evaluating implementation approaches and making sound tradeoffs around runtime overhead, compatibility, and maintainability Promote best practices around OpenTelemetry and teach others about OpenTelemetry and related technologies Support the technical direction and vision of the team, contributing to business conversations on the OpenTelemetry strategy at Grafana Labs Requirements: 8+ years of experience in software development, with strong proficiency in Python and experience debugging production software Interest in AI applications and agent systems, with curiosity about how to instrument and troubleshoot them Experience working in open-source communities and familiarity with observability tooling such as Grafana, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry Nice to Have: Experience working on open source observability projects, ideally in OpenTelemetry or Prometheus Experience in Python instrumentation techniques, profiling, runtime diagnostics, or asynchronous context propagation Experience in a hands-on technical leadership role, setting technical direction and leading project teams Compensation & Rewards: EUR 121,000 - EUR 151,000 per year Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success