Data Platform Engineer

Astronomer
San Francisco
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 200,000 - 250,000Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 2+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Customer empathy","Curiosity","Patience","Problem-solving"]

Partner with clients to deploy data workflows that drive business outcomes. Design proof-of-concept solutions, run demos, and provide technical guidance to engineering teams. Share field insights to shape product direction, while helping position Astronomer as a thought leader in Apache Airflow and workflow orchestration through technical content. Grow into an Airflow and workflow-orchestration expert by collaborating across departments and solving complex customer data challenges.

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Astronomer
Astronomer
8 months ago

Data Platform Engineer

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Job Summary

Partner with clients to deploy data workflows that drive business outcomes. Design proof-of-concept solutions, run demos, and provide technical guidance to engineering teams. Share field insights to shape product direction, while helping position Astronomer as a thought leader in Apache Airflow and workflow orchestration through technical content. Grow into an Airflow and workflow-orchestration expert by collaborating across departments and solving complex customer data challenges.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement proof-of-concept solutions to address real customer data challenges from concept to production.
  • •Conduct demos and provide technical guidance to engineering teams on how the platform transforms workflows.
  • •Gather field insights and provide critical feedback to the Product team to shape future platform direction.
  • •Contribute to the Apache Airflow community by creating technical content and best practices.
  • •Collaborate across departments to grow expertise in Airflow, workflow orchestration, and the data engineering landscape.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 250,000
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •2+ years in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Consulting, or a similar role in the data space.
  • •Hands-on or working knowledge of Apache Airflow in a customer environment.
  • •Familiarity with orchestration, ELT, Git, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
  • •Experience with modern data tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, Fivetran, or Tableau.
  • •Strong verbal and written communication skills to explain complex technical concepts.
Experience:2+ yearsData engineering
Skills:CommunicationCustomer empathyCuriosityPatienceProblem-solving
Tech Stack:Apache AirflowWorkflow orchestrationELTGitRole-Based Access Control (RBAC)SnowflakeDatabricksFivetranTableauPythonCLI

Company Brief

Astronomer
Develops Astro, a unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow to build, run, and monitor data pipelines at scale, helping enterprises operationalize analytics and production AI.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2018
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