Astronomer
Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure
$215K–$315K
New York City · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 30, 2026
About the job
Build and guide the multi-cloud platform infrastructure that underpins Astronomer’s products, including designing systems and implementing the strategy in production code.
What you'll do
- Own platform infrastructure strategy, make architectural and build-versus-buy decisions, and deliver outcomes.
- Design and build foundational platform systems, including documenting systems and decisions.
- Define requirements and drive technology choices across the engineering organization.
What they ask for
- Practical depth in distributed systems, including failure modes and consistency and availability tradeoffs.
- Kubernetes operator-level expertise and experience operating clusters under real load.
- Strong Go proficiency with experience building and shipping production systems.
- Multi-cloud architectural experience across AWS, GCP, and/or Azure, plus experience defining requirements and driving technology choices across an engineering organization.
Nice to have
- System-level experience with storage primitives.
- Experience with multi-cloud SaaS/PaaS products or familiarity with Apache Airflow or workflow orchestration systems.
Pay
$215,000 - $315,000 total compensation
Tools
Go, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Apache Airflow
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