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Staff Architect - Remote

Posted 5 weeks ago
Software Development
Full Time
Worldwide
$175,000 - $200,000/year

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

  • Work directly with Astronomer customers, acting as technical lead for high-stakes professional services engagements
  • Participate in pre-sales motions where a specialized technical solution is required
  • Build architecture, data flow, and operational diagrams and documents
  • Provide reference implementations of various activities, including composing data pipelines in Airflow
  • Collaborate to build reusable assets, automation tools, and documented best practices
  • Interact with Product and Engineering stakeholders to channel product feedback and requirements discussions
  • Work with Global Service Delivery team members to ensure clients are realizing value in their Airflow and Astronomer journeys
  • Establish strong relationships with key customer stakeholders

Requirements

  • Experience with Apache Airflow in production environments
  • Experience in designing and implementing ETL, Data Warehousing, and ML/AI/analytics use cases
  • Experience with OpenLineage and data quality and observability tools
  • Proficiency in Python and ideally other programming languages
  • Knowledge of cloud-native data architecture
  • Demonstrated technical leadership on team projects
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Customer empathy
  • Willingness to learn new technologies and build reference implementations

Benefits

  • 7+ years experience in a data engineering or similar role
  • 2+ years in a customer-facing role
  • Consulting experience
  • Experience in migrating workflows from legacy schedulers to Apache Airflow
  • Snowflake experience
  • Databricks or Spark experience
  • Kubernetes experience, either on-premise or in the cloud
  • Enterprise data experience in regulated environments
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Astronomer

Astronomer is a rapidly growing, globally-distributed company that specializes in data orchestration and observability through its innovative platform, Astro, powered by Airflow. The company is dedicated to empowering data teams to create mission-critical analytics, AI, and software solutions. With a focus on diverse experiences and unconventional career paths, Astronomer fosters a collaborative environment for learners and innovators. The team is committed to delivering reliable data products that unlock insights and drive data-driven applications, making them a key player in the data industry.

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