WHAT YOU GET TO DO
Contribute to the development of Astro Platform's architecture and components, through implementation and architectural participation.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user requirements, implement and iterate on features used in our product and by the engineering org as a whole.
Work with front end developers, product management and customers to deliver customer facing features such as public facing APIs and the technology behind Astro’s own infrastructure.
Contribute to the overall platform usability, reliability, and scalability.
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE
A track record in building performant, scalable, and reliable backend systems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative mindset.
Experience in developing services with Go, interacting with dependencies and service orchestration on Kubernetes.
Familiarity with SQL databases (Postgres, with Spanner experience also a plus)
Advanced understanding of distributed systems concepts and NALSD https://sre.google/workbook/non-abstract-design/.
Experience rationally leveraging AI coding assistants and LLMs (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Gemini) to accelerate development — from prototyping and automated testing to code refactoring and documentation.
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE
Contributions to open source projects.
Experience with Apache Airflow or related workflow orchestrators.
Experience with critical business functions such as billing, authentication, and systems and practices around this area.
The estimated total compensation for this role ranges from $210,000 - $250,000, along with an equity component and a comprehensive benefits package. This range is merely an estimate, and the width of the range reflects willingness to consider candidates with broad prior seniority. Actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications.
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At Astronomer, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
