Christos Markou

Principal Software Engineer · Open Source · Observability

OpenTelemetry Maintainer CNCF Ambassador

Principal Software Engineer with deep expertise in systems observability, distributed tracing, and cloud-native technologies. Background in Electrical and Computer Engineering from NTUA.

Maintainer of OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib and active contributor to Semantic Conventions — working on stability in systems and Kubernetes areas. Previously contributed to Elastic Beats and Cilium Hubble. Recognized as a CNCF Ambassador.

Passionate about open collaboration and community-driven evolution. Shares insights through blog posts and speaks at conferences worldwide.

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