Astronomer
DataOps
SoftwareEngineer-AirflowInfrastructure
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“Software Engineer - Airflow Infrastructure at Astronomer. Skills: Python, Golang, Kubernetes, Airflow. Engineer backend services. Partner with other engineers”
What You'll Achieve.
achieve business goals; ensure successful delivery
Industry & Context.
troubleshoot and debug; identifying and addressing issues
on-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3-5 years of experience in Python / Golang and Kubernetes, Solid understanding of and experience with integrating with RESTful APIs and distributed systems, Comfortable with testing frameworks, such as pytest, communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience in creating technical specifications, A passion for reliability and operational excellence, Ability to scope work and coordinate cross-functionally to address risks and ensure successful delivery, Experience with software development best practices, such as code reviews, testing, CI/CD, version control, automation and debugging, Ability to adjust to change and rapid pace of development, Proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with a focus on ownership and accountability
Nice to Have
Experience with Apache Airflow, Experience working on a SaaS product
What You'll Do.
Engineer backend services
Partner with other engineers
Regularly engage in code reviews
prototype and propose ideas
Create and maintain technical documentation
Participate in on-call rotation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with other engineers, product, customer reliability support, and leadership; coordinate cross-functionally
Communication Scope
communication skills, both written and verbal; creating technical specifications
Process & Methodology
Ability to scope work
Full Job Description
Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications. Trusted by more than 800 of the world's leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io http://www.astronomer.io. ABOUT THIS ROLE: 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 Software Engineer to join our Airflow Infra team, part of Astro, our flagship cloud platform. You’ll be building the critical layer that connects the open-source Airflow ecosystem to enterprise-grade, massively scalable cloud infrastructure. Your work will directly influence how global organizations orchestrate data pipelines at scale - making them faster, more reliable, and easier to manage. 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. This role is based in New York City with a hybrid work schedule. WHAT YOU GET TO DO: - Engineer backend services with high quality, maintainable and well tested code. - Partner with other engineers, product, customer reliability support, and leadership to achieve business goals and define how our systems should evolve. - Regularly engage in code reviews and provide constructive feedback. - Optimize the performance, reliability and scalability of existing backend services. - Investigate, prototype and propose ideas to improve user experience. - Create and maintain technical documentation for systems and processes, ensuring clarity and access
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