Software Engineer, Package Management

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not provided

Astral is building next-generation developer tools for the Python ecosystem, including Ruff (a Python linter and formatter) and uv (a Python package manager). They are also developing a state-of-the-art type checker and commercial services. The team includes contributors from projects like ripgrep, bat, hyperfine, and maturin. This role focuses on uv, a Rust-based Python package and project manager experiencing rapid growth.

Requirements

• Rust Experience: Strong experience with Rust is highly desirable.
• Python Experience: Experience with Python is required.
• Open Source Experience: Experience with open source projects is beneficial.
• Developer Tools Experience: Experience with developer tools is a plus.
• Community Engagement: Willingness to be an open source maintainer (reviewing pull requests, debugging issues, contributing to community).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of uv, an extremely fast Python package and project manager written in Rust.
• Work on both low-level optimization and high-level user experience design.
• Engage with the open source community – reviewing pull requests, debugging issues, and contributing to the project's culture.
• Participate in asynchronous collaboration through tools like Discord, GitHub, and Notion.
• Complete a take-home project to demonstrate technical skills.
• Present personal work and engage in technical discussions.

Application Instructions

• The hiring process is entirely remote and does not include live coding segments.
• It consists of three phases:
  1. Take-home Project: Build a command-line tool based on a pre-defined specification.
  2. Presentation: Present personal work and engage in technical discussions.
• The team is distributed globally, covering Pacific Time (e.g., San Francisco, USA) to Central European Time (e.g., Munich, Germany).
• Twice-yearly in-person on-sites are held.

Company Information

• Mission: To make the Python ecosystem more productive by building next-generation developer tools.
• Tools: Ruff (Python linter and formatter), uv (Python package manager), and a state-of-the-art type checker.
• Team: Remote, highly distributed, and collaborative. Includes contributors from projects like ripgrep, bat, hyperfine, and maturin.
• Benefits: Competitive salary and equity, comprehensive benefits (healthcare).
• Values: A small, high-trust team striving to ship excellent software at a fast pace while having fun.