Senior Software Engineer (Core Platform)

Join Astronomer, a company on a mission to make Apache Airflow the standard for data orchestration. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Core Platform team, you will work on core systems that power Astro's Public API, authentication, billing, and alerting frameworks. You will have the opportunity to build real-world production systems, collaborate with brilliant engineers, and directly impact how companies manage their data. This remote-friendly position offers a range of benefits, including unlimited vacation, health insurance, and a yearly internal summit for all employees.

- 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
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative mindset
- Experience in developing services with Go, interacting with dependencies and service orchestration on Kubernetes
- Advanced understanding of distributed systems concepts and NALSD
- A track record in building performant, scalable, and reliable backend systems
- Familiarity with SQL databases (Postgres, with Spanner experience also a plus)
- Contributions to open source projects
- Experience with critical business functions such as billing, authentication, and systems and practices around this area
- Experience with Apache Airflow or related workflow orchestrators