Senior Software Engineer, Astronomer

• If you’re driven by impact, excited by scale, and ready to work on the kind of infrastructure challenges that push the boundaries of what’s possible in cloud-native systems, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for
• Strong experience in Non-Abstract Systems design and implementation
• Strong proficiency in Python, Golang and in-depth experience with Kubernetes (CKA or equivalent or greater)
• Experience with observability principles and technologies, including SLI/SLO definition and tracking
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience in working with a globally distributed team in delivery
• A passion for reliability and operational excellence. A low tolerance for toil and other nonsense
• Ability to estimate the scope of work accurately and coordinate with stakeholders to address risks and ensure successful project delivery
• Experience with (and ideally strong opinions on) software development best practices, such as code review, testing, CI/CD, version control, automation and debugging
• Proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with a focus on ownership and accountability

Desirable

• At Astronomer, we’re redefining how companies run Apache Airflow at scale. Our R&D organization is home to some of the most innovative minds in cloud infrastructure and open-source software
• We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team
• You get to go in at the ground level of how our production infrastructure is designed, built, tested and deployed
• Your work will directly influence how we build Astro, Observe and our IDE product, as well as how global organizations orchestrate data pipelines at scale—making them faster, more reliable, and easier to manage