Senior Software Engineer, Observability at Astronomer

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, DataIndustries

Requirements

Strong technical experience building complex distributed systems, preferably with Golang, Python, Kubernetes, SQL/OLAP databases, and stream processing
Hands-on experience designing, developing, and scaling production infrastructure
Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across teams
Focus on delivering customer value through thoughtful technical solutions
Enthusiasm for contributing to a healthy, inclusive engineering culture and supporting the growth of teammates

Responsibilities

Contribute to the technical design, architecture, and implementation of Astronomer’s observability platform
Build scalable, reliable, and performant features that provide visibility into customer data pipelines
Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to define and deliver high-impact initiatives
Write high-quality, maintainable code while following best practices in testing, CI/CD, and operational excellence
Participate in code reviews, mentor peers, and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence
Help improve and evolve the observability platform’s tooling, infrastructure, and processes

Skills

Apache Airflow

Observability

Data Pipelines

Scalable Systems

CI/CD

Software Architecture

Code Review

Testing

DataOps

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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