Astronomer

1 month ago

Senior Software Engineer, Platform

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Job Summary

Senior Platform Engineer at Astronomer shaping production infrastructure for a data-centric SaaS platform. You will design, test, and deploy high-scale PaaS systems, collaborate cross-functionally to align product and platform decisions, and drive reliability and operational excellence in a globally distributed team.

Location: San Francisco

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Make high-quality, data-driven and experience-driven decisions on how we build this and the next generation of our production platform, then deliver the results.
•Own and build how we test, build and deploy code in a high-scale PaaS environment.
•Collaborate across the whole company on how we design production systems, set standards and make technology choices for new and existing products, and how these fit together.
•Deliver results - we routinely “change the wheels on the bus while it’s moving”, in a predictable, safe and reliable way.
•Be at the forefront of how we work together as a Platform Engineering team, including owning decisions and maintaining comprehensive internal documentation.

Key Requirements

•Strong experience in Non-Abstract Systems design and implementation.
•Strong proficiency in Python, Golang and in-depth experience with Kubernetes (CKA or equivalent or greater).
•Experience with observability principles and technologies, including SLI/SLO definition and tracking.
•Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience in working with a globally distributed team in delivery.
•A passion for reliability and operational excellence with a low tolerance for toil.

Skills:CommunicationOwnershipTeamworkProblem-solving

Tech Stack:PythonGolangKubernetesCI/CDGitAirflowObservabilitySLISLOCircleCIChronosphereSplunkBazelIstioPlaywrightKarpenterAWSGCPAzure

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

Glassdoor: 3.9

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Astronomer

1 month ago

Senior Software Engineer, Platform

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 7 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: San Francisco

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Make high-quality, data-driven and experience-driven decisions on how we build this and the next generation of our production platform, then deliver the results.
•Own and build how we test, build and deploy code in a high-scale PaaS environment.
•Collaborate across the whole company on how we design production systems, set standards and make technology choices for new and existing products, and how these fit together.
•Deliver results - we routinely “change the wheels on the bus while it’s moving”, in a predictable, safe and reliable way.
•Be at the forefront of how we work together as a Platform Engineering team, including owning decisions and maintaining comprehensive internal documentation.

Key Requirements

•Strong experience in Non-Abstract Systems design and implementation.
•Strong proficiency in Python, Golang and in-depth experience with Kubernetes (CKA or equivalent or greater).
•Experience with observability principles and technologies, including SLI/SLO definition and tracking.
•Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience in working with a globally distributed team in delivery.
•A passion for reliability and operational excellence with a low tolerance for toil.

Skills:CommunicationOwnershipTeamworkProblem-solving

Tech Stack:PythonGolangKubernetesCI/CDGitAirflowObservabilitySLISLOCircleCIChronosphereSplunkBazelIstioPlaywrightKarpenterAWSGCPAzure

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

Glassdoor: 3.9

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor