Staff Software Engineer - Alloy and OpenTelemetry Collector

Provider of open-source visualization and observability platform used by over 20M users globally, offering Grafana LGTM Stack for enterprise monitoring.
$174,000 - $209,000
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
501 - 1,000 Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Staff Software Engineer - Alloy and OpenTelemetry Collector

Grafana Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Alloy team, focusing on their OpenTelemetry Collector distribution. This role is part of the Observability department, which enables developers to understand application and infrastructure performance through Grafana Cloud - a composable observability platform integrating metrics, logs, and traces.

The position involves working with open-source technologies, particularly the OpenTelemetry collector community and Prometheus ecosystem. You'll be responsible for developing new functionality, contributing to design documents, supporting customers with their observability pipelines, and participating in on-call rotations.

As a remote-first, global company, Grafana Labs values diverse perspectives and independent thinking. The role offers competitive compensation ($174,000-$209,000), equity, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge observability tools used by over 20M users worldwide, including major companies like Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay.

The ideal candidate should be passionate about observability, have excellent communication skills, and bring relevant open-source experience. You'll be working in a collaborative environment, contributing to both proprietary and open-source projects while helping customers optimize their observability strategies.

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Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer - Alloy and OpenTelemetry Collector

  • Working with the Alloy team to deliver new functionality
  • Contributing to and reviewing design documents for upcoming features
  • Being an active member of the OpenTelemetry collector community
  • Ensuring Alloy integrates well with Prometheus components
  • Supporting customers with setting up observability pipelines
  • Working with other teams to ensure Alloy compatibility
  • Participating in on-call rotations

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer - Alloy and OpenTelemetry Collector

  • Passion for observability and knowledge sharing through documentation and blog posts
  • Customer engagement and support skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Relevant open source experience, preferably in OpenTelemetry or Prometheus
  • Willingness to become active in the OpenTelemetry community
  • Good understanding of production environments
  • Experience operating production infrastructure and services

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer - Alloy and OpenTelemetry Collector

Equity
  • Equity
  • Bonus (if applicable)

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