Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Make high-quality, data- and experience-driven decisions on building the current and next generation of the production platform, then deliver the results
• ▹Own and build how code is tested, built, and deployed in a high-scale PaaS environment
• ▹Collaborate across the company on production system design, standards, and technology choices
• ▹Deliver results predictably, safely, and reliably, even while "changing the wheels on the bus while it's moving"
• ▹Be at the forefront of how the Platform Engineering team works together
• ▹Create and maintain comprehensive internal documentation for systems and processes
• ▹Participate in incident management and determine sensible practices as the platform evolves

Requirements

• ▹Strong experience in Non-Abstract Systems design and implementation
• ▹Strong proficiency in Python and Golang, with in-depth Kubernetes experience (CKA or equivalent or greater)
• ▹Experience with observability principles and technologies, including SLI/SLO definition and tracking
• ▹Strong written and verbal communication, with experience delivering in a globally distributed team
• ▹A passion for reliability and operational excellence
• ▹A low tolerance for toil and unnecessary friction
• ▹Ability to estimate the scope of work accurately and coordinate with stakeholders on risk
• ▹Experience with (and ideally strong opinions on) software development best practices: code review, testing, CI/CD, version control, automation, debugging
• ▹Proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with ownership and accountability

Nice to have

• ▹Experience working on a SaaS/PaaS product across multiple cloud providers
• ▹Experience with the specific tech stack: CircleCI, Chronosphere (Prometheus), Splunk, Bazel, Istio, Playwright, Karpenter, GitHub Actions
• ▹Deep knowledge of the innards and quirks of AWS, GCP, and particularly Azure
• ▹Prior participation in an on-call rotation
• ▹Experience with Apache Airflow

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Estimated total compensation $168,000–$230,000 based on leveling and geography
• ▹Equity component
• ▹Comprehensive benefits package

About the company

Astronomer is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow. The R&D organization is home to some of the most innovative minds in cloud infrastructure and open-source software. Trusted by more than 800 of the world's leading enterprises.