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Staff Software Engineer at Astronomer

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$275,000 – $377,000/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
New York, New York
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Astronomer is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture, development, and scaling of its observability platform for data pipelines and products. The role involves designing reliable distributed-system features, collaborating with product and engineering teams, establishing engineering standards, improving infrastructure and processes, leading complex production incidents, and mentoring engineers. Candidates should have strong experience with distributed systems, preferably Golang, Python, Kubernetes, SQL/OLAP databases, Kafka, and stream processing, along with production infrastructure experience. The role is full-time and hybrid, with estimated total compensation of $275,000 to $377,000 plus equity and benefits.

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