About LightStep

Every day, our collective dependence on software — to power our economies, to keep us connected with loved ones, and to simplify and improve our daily lives — grows deeper and more complex. And yet that software, while increasingly essential, is often fragile and poorly understood, even by the brilliant developers who create it.

The team at Lightstep is making software reliable, predictable, and dependable by default. Our leadership team witnessed the birth of microservices at Google and created open source projects like Zipkin at Twitter. Their experiences help guide our understanding of the benefits, risks, and pitfalls of migrating to microservices.

Our story as individuals and as a company revolves around continuous learning, careful listening, and the belief that fundamental changes to software architecture require fundamentally new solutions.