Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure - Remote

Overview

Astronomer designed Astro, an industry-leading, orchestration-first DataOps platform for data teams. Powered by Airflow, Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and drive data-driven applications.

We’re a globally-distributed and rapidly growing venture-backed team of learners, innovators and collaborators. Our mission is to empower data teams to bring mission-critical analytics, AI, and software to life. As a member of our team, you will be at the forefront of the industry as we strive to deliver the world's data.

Your background may be unconventional; as long as you have the essential qualifications, we encourage you to apply. While having 'bonus' qualifications makes for a strong candidate, Astronomer values diverse experiences. Many of us at Astronomer haven't followed traditional career paths, and we welcome it if yours hasn't either.

In Short

• Your goal will be to enhance scalability, performance, and reliability while minimizing operational overhead.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Implement robust measures to protect our infrastructure and customer data.
• Utilize monitoring tools and performance metrics to enhance system performance.
• Serve as a primary point responsible for the overall health of our platform.
• Assist in the roll-out and deployment of new product features.
• Develop tools to improve deployment and monitoring in a large-scale environment.
• Identify and lead efforts to improve automation.
• Participate in an on-call rotation with some of our customers.
• Function well in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 5 years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience in managing and scaling distributed systems in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong experience with Continuous Integration systems like CircleCI or Jenkins.
• Understanding of the Linux Operating System and networking protocols.
• Experience with deploying and monitoring services and platforms.
• Automation/Scripting experience with Shell, Python, or similar.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Remote-first work culture.
• Diverse and inclusive team environment.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies.
• Flexible work hours.
• Support for continuous learning and development.