Open Source Engineer - Python

About the Company

Braintrust is the AI observability platform. By connecting evals and observability in one workflow, Braintrust gives builders the visibility to understand how AI behaves in production and the tools to improve it.

Responsibilities

• Build elegant, idiomatic, and resilient SDKs that power Braintrust’s LLM evaluation and AI observability platform
• Ensure libraries are easy to use, efficient to run, and prioritize developer experience and performance
• Integrate with major AI providers, frameworks, and platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini
• Build tools and automation to improve testing, profiling, and simplify release workflows
• Collaborate with backend, platform, and product teams to ensure a cohesive developer experience
• Act as a community ambassador by engaging with users and helping them with fixes and support

Requirements

• Deep expertise in Python and building idiomatic, reliable libraries
• Proficiency with SDK tooling including testing frameworks, profilers, CI/CD pipelines, and packaging systems
• Strong focus on developer experience, clean APIs, and documentation
• Experience wrapping, patching, or extending existing frameworks and SDKs
• Experience maintaining or contributing to production-grade open-source libraries

Preferred Qualifications

• Contributions to popular open source projects
• Experience with tracing and observability tools like OpenTelemetry
• Experience working with tools in the LLM/AI ecosystem

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Daily lunch, snacks, and beverages
• Flexible time off
• Competitive salary and equity
• Wifi & cellphone stipend