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Senior Backend Engineer, DevEx

Astronomer

About Astronomer

Astronomer is on a mission to deliver the world’s data. Apache Airflow™, an open-source workflow management tool, stands as one of the most successful Apache projects to date. With its extensive community of over 2500 contributors, Airflow has revolutionized data pipeline management and is downloaded millions of times per month, thanks to its unparalleled flexibility and robust ecosystem.

About This Role

At Astronomer, our R&D team is dedicated to providing an exceptional experience in managing Apache Airflow at scale. As a leading player in the industry, we are seeking a talented Software Engineer to work on our Developer Experience initiative, a critical component of our expansion strategy. You will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our platform. Collaborating closely with our applications team and product team, you will build an intuitive onboarding and self-service experience, as well as tools for our users. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to scale and deliver exceptional value to our customers.

What You Get To Do

  • Contribute to the design, development and vision of our onboarding experience and developer tools, such as Cloud IDE and Cloud CLI.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user requirements, implement and iterate on the features used by our customers.
  • Continuously evaluate and improve the architecture and implementation of our platform.
  • Contribute to the overall platform usability, reliability, and scalability.

What You Bring To The Role

  • Experience with Golang
  • API experience
  • A strong focus on delivering performant, scalable, and reliable backend systems.
  • 5+ years of engineering experience.
  • Experience communicating technical concepts through use of architectural diagrams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with fast-paced startup environments.
  • Experience with software development best practices, such as code reviews, testing, CI/CD, version control, automation and debugging.

Bonus Points If You Have

  • Experience with Python
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience working on a SaaS platform
  • Experience with Postgres or other relational databases
  • Experience with the APIs for git providers
  • Experience building developer tools such as IDEs or CLIs

Benefits
Extracted with AI

  • Equity component
  • Comprehensive benefits package

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