About CardinalHQ
Cardinal (CardinalHQ) is a vendor-agnostic, OpenTelemetry-native observability platform built by ex-Netflix engineers that helps engineering teams maximize their observability ROI. Its AI-powered agent (Chip) analyzes high-dimensionality metrics and distributed traces to deliver actionable insights for faster incident remediation. The platform specializes in reducing wasteful telemetry data, surfacing cost hotspots, and enabling automated budget management for observability spend.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$500K
Last stage
Public
Investors
Founders
Ruchir Jha
Ex-Netflix Observability Tech Lead; led design and development of petabyte-scale log aggregation and alerting infrastructure at Netflix.
LinkedInChris Ward
Ex-Netflix engineer who co-founded CardinalHQ (Chip) with Kunal Kundaje; previously built large-scale observability and data ingestion systems at Netflix.
LinkedInRobert D. Walter
Robert D. Walter founded Cardinal Health in 1971 by acquiring a Monarch Foods distribution center in Columbus, Ohio, initially focusing on food distribution before pivoting to pharmaceuticals in 1979.
Devishi Jha
Co-founder of Cardinal, an AI-native platform for business-to-business enterprise sales workflows and lead generation.
Jianna Liu
Co-founder of Cardinal, an AI-native platform for business-to-business enterprise sales workflows and lead generation.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.