Software Engineer - Infra & Systems

About this role

Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications. Trusted by more than 800 of the world's leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io http://www.astronomer.io.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Software Engineers in our Infrastructure and Systems teams help build and operate the platform underneath Astro — including Astronomer's multi-tenant cloud platform and Astro Private Cloud, our self-hosted distribution for Fortune 500s, financial institutions, and other regulated organizations that run Airflow inside their own private clouds or air-gapped data centers. The team owns the problems that keep that platform running at scale: provisioning, automation, reliability, security, and observability across Kubernetes, networking, cloud accounts (AWS/GCP/Azure), and CI/CD.

We're looking for a Software Engineer to help build and operate that infrastructure — on our multi-tenant cloud platform, on Astro Private Cloud, or both; your specific team will be determined later in the interview process based on need and fit. You'll get hands-on experience with Kubernetes, cloud networking, infrastructure-as-code, and production operations from day one — with the guidance of senior engineers as you build toward independent ownership. If you're early in your infrastructure career and want to learn by working on real, production-grade systems, this is the team for you. This posting covers both Software Engineer I and Software Engineer II — the level you're hired at depends on experience and demonstrated scope.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Write, test, and maintain infrastructure code and platform services — from Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Kubernetes manifests/operators, CI/CD pipelines) to backend services in Golang and/or TypeScript — following team standards.

- Participate in code and infrastructure-change reviews, growing your judgment on what "production-ready" looks like.

- Help operate and troubleshoot cloud resources, Kubernetes clusters, networking, and observability tooling — whether they run in a public cloud account or a self-managed/private cloud environment.

- Identify and fix bugs, misconfigurations, and small-scope incidents, with support from senior teammates.

- Maintain runbooks, architecture notes, and technical documentation for the systems you touch.

- Build working knowledge of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and Astronomer's platform architecture across both deployment models.

- Participate in on-call rotation, pairing with senior engineers to troubleshoot and resolve incidents.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

- 0–4 years of experience in software, platform, or infrastructure engineering (or equivalent internship/coursework for Software Engineer I).

- Working knowledge of Linux fundamentals, networking basics, and at least one scripting/programming language (Python, Go, or Bash).

- Exposure to a major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure) or an on-prem/private Kubernetes environment (e.g., OpenShift, bare-metal clusters). Familiarity with both cloud and on-prem is a plus, but not required.

- Comfortable with version control (Git) and automated testing practices.

- Clear written communication and a habit of documenting your work.

- Comfortable receiving feedback and iterating quickly.

NICE TO HAVE

- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes beyond the basics — e.g., writing operators/controllers, Helm charts, or debugging cluster-level issues.

- Familiarity with container image security fundamentals (e.g., identifying CVEs, minimal base images).

- Familiarity with Apache Airflow or other data-orchestration tools.

The estimated salary for this role ranges from $143,600 - $235,000 based on level and geography, along with an equity component and a comprehensive benefits package. This range is merely an estimate; actual compensation may deviate 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.

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