Job Description

Open Telemetry Agent Engineer – Maintenance

Location: US Remote (within US)

What this role is REALLY about

This is a hands‑on telemetry & observability agent engineering role, focused on Open Telemetry + Fluent Bit.

This role does NOT require Linux driver or kernel development.

MUST‑HAVE :

• • Strong experience with Go (Golang)

• Experience programming against the Kubernetes API

• Familiarity with Kubernetes controllers or operators
  OR exposure to Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) platform

• OSS: Contributors to OTel / CNCF (Actively engage in open source software (OSS) initiatives relevant to telemetry solutions, including contributing code, documentation, and best practices)

Key JD Highlights:

• Primary domain: Observability / Telemetry agents

• Hands‑on with:

• Open Telemetry (Collector, SDKs, APIs)

• Fluent Bit / FluentD

• Telemetry ingestion pipelines

• Cloud: Strong Google Cloud (GCP) preference

• Languages: Go (mandatory), C++, Java, Python

• OSS: Contributors to OTel / CNCF

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Observability / Telemetry engineers

Engineers building Kubernetes‑aware telemetry agents

Candidates with OSS contributions in Open Telemetry / CNCF

NOT Required:

• • Linux kernel or driver development

• Embedded / device‑driver profiles

• Generic backend developers with no telemetry depth

Note

“This role requires strong Go development and Kubernetes API experience for telemetry agents. Linux driver or kernel development is NOT required. Experience with Kubernetes controllers/operators or GDC is a strong plus.”

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Deliver

		No.
		Performance Parameter
		Measure

		1.
		Product design and development
		CSAT, quality of design/ architecture, FTR, delivery as per cost, quality and timeline, POC review and standards

		2.
		Capability development
		% trainings and certifications completed, mentor technical teams, Thought leadership content developed (white papers, Wipro Po Vs)

		3.
		Team Management
		Team attrition %, Employee satisfaction score