Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Astronomer
San Francisco, New York, London
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Ownership","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

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.

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Astronomer
Astronomer
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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, New York, London
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
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