[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, Dataplane Management at Astronomer

United States

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Requirements

Experience with managing a large scale fleet of Kubernetes clusters with a true software engineering mindset
Experience with developing and operating SaaS infrastructure or managing a large scale internal compute platform
Experience with software engineering expertise in Golang or similar languages
Passion for reliability and operational excellence
Experience with Kubernetes-based workloads and managed Kubernetes offerings
Understanding of how to build with security and isolation in mind
Strong communication skills with experience in working with a globally distributed team
Proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues with a focus on ownership and accountability
Experience as part of an on-call rotation
Bonus points if experience working on a SaaS/PaaS product across multiple cloud providers with a 'single tenant data plane' model
Experience with programmatically administered Kubernetes in multiple clouds
Experience designing systems for resiliency, scale, and security
Familiarity with Non-Abstract Systems design
Experience with the Calico/Azure CNI/Cilium, PostgreSQL/Aurora/CloudSQL/etc, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Chronosphere, Splunk, Istio, Karpenter, Falco technologies
Experience with the innate technologies (Deep breath)

Responsibilities

Own key endpoints and features of the Astro product to extend our offering to more complex customer networking options
Work across domains to develop diverse features for the core infrastructure (workload identity, multitenancy, cross region disaster recovery, cloud resource management, private network access)
Evolve the fleet orchestration system to enable us to safely make (and roll back) changes across our infrastructure
Scale from 500+ clusters to thousands in the future
Manage the data pipelines of many of the largest companies in the world
Work with managed Kubernetes offerings and network/auth primitives from AWS, Azure, and GCP
Gain experience working in a multi-cloud environment
Develop and operate Kubernetes-based workloads
Design systems for resiliency, scale, and security
Identify and address issues proactively with a focus on ownership and accountability
Communicate effectively with a globally distributed team
Participate in on-call rotations for the services and systems owned

Skills

Astronomer

Data orchestration platform for pipeline management

About Astronomer

Astronomer.io provides a data orchestration platform that utilizes Apache Airflow to simplify the deployment of data pipelines. Its main product, Astro, helps businesses manage and monitor their data flows, allowing them to focus on delivering essential data pipelines. The platform supports data unification across various clouds and offers over 1500 integrations, making it suitable for data and machine learning teams in industries like finance and e-commerce. Astronomer.io distinguishes itself from competitors by offering enterprise-grade security, zero-downtime upgrades for Airflow, and tools for monitoring pipeline health, which enhance compute efficiency and reduce delays in task scheduling. The company's goal is to empower organizations to optimize their data strategies and achieve a significant return on investment by ensuring their applications operate with maximum reliability.

Cincinnati, OhioHeadquarters

2018Year Founded

$272.1MTotal Funding

SERIES_CCompany Stage

Data & Analytics, Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries

201-500Employees

Benefits

Remote Work Options

Company Equity

Risks

Increased competition from platforms like Prefect and Dagster poses a market challenge.

Over-reliance on Apache Airflow could be risky if community focus shifts.

Rapid AI advancements may outpace Astronomer's feature integration, risking client dissatisfaction.

Differentiation

Astronomer offers Astro, a modern data orchestration platform powered by Apache Airflow.

Astro enables data teams to build, run, and observe data pipelines-as-code efficiently.

Astronomer provides enterprise-grade security and over 1500 integrations for data unification.

Upsides

Astronomer's revenue grew over 200% in H1 2023, indicating strong market demand.

Collaboration with Microsoft Azure enhances Astronomer's cloud-native data orchestration capabilities.

Integration with Anyscale boosts Astronomer's offering for scalable machine learning workflows.

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