Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Astronomer

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, Data OrchestrationIndustries

Requirements

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
Proficient in Golang and/or Python, and comfortable working with distributed systems, container orchestration, and CI/CD
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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

Cloud Native

System Design

Apache Airflow

Engineering Best Practices

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