Staff Software Engineer, Astronomer

• Have 8+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams across time zones
• Experience driving technical strategy and conversations with customers, gathering feedback, and influencing product direction
• Extensive experience with cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, including hands-on experience testing systems running on K8s
• Are proficient in Golang and/or Python, and comfortable working with distributed systems, container orchestration, and CI/CD
• Have successfully led the design and execution of complex technical initiatives
• Care deeply about team dynamics, process quality, and helping engineers grow
• Thrive in a fast-paced, asynchronous, remote-first environment
• Deep understanding of CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, and Jenkins
• Familiarity with logging and observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, ELK stack
• Solid understanding of GitOps, Docker, and Helm charts

Desirable

• We are looking for a Technical Lead / Staff Software Engineer to join our core Software team at Astronomer
• In this role, you will guide technical direction, lead critical architectural efforts, and ensure the team consistently delivers high-quality, maintainable software
• You’ll be deeply involved in system design, cross-functional planning, and process optimization, while also mentoring engineers and supporting their growth
• You’ll work at the intersection of distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and data platform tooling
• If you enjoy solving complex problems in Kubernetes, care about engineering excellence, and thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative environment—this role is for you
• Own code quality, design decisions, and technical artifacts across the team’s work
• Drive architectural direction and enforce engineering best practices
• Collaborate with PM and EM on scoping, planning, and maintaining a prioritized roadmap
• Drive technical conversations and strategy with customers, translating requirements into scalable solutions and influencing roadmap direction
• Provide technical mentorship and delegate effectively to support team growth
• Define and evolve team processes, including code review, testing, on-call, and dev experience
• Lead retrospectives and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Contribute hands-on to core platform components using Nodejs, Golang, Python, Kubernetes, and Terraform