Job description
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 700 of the world’s leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io.
Your background may be unconventional; as long as you have the essential qualifications, we encourage you to apply. While having “bonus” qualifications makes for a strong candidate, Astronomer values diverse experiences. Many of us at Astronomer haven’t followed traditional career paths, and we welcome it if yours hasn’t either.
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 welcome an experienced Software Engineer to work on the infrastructure team of our flagship Enterprise product, Astronomer Software.
This role is DevOps-focused and ideal for candidates with a strong software engineering foundation who are eager to apply their skills in building, operating, and optimizing infrastructure and deployment platforms.
The work location for this role is in Hyderabad.
Your goal will be to enhance scalability, performance, and reliability while minimizing operational overhead by leveraging your deep understanding of container orchestration (Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Openshift, etc.); you will streamline our infrastructure to support seamless on-premise installations.
You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including CRE, Platform, and QA, to drive continuous improvement initiatives. Your technical guidance and support will enable teams to adopt best practices and implement efficient infrastructure solutions.
Upholding the highest standards of security and compliance, you will implement robust measures to protect our infrastructure and customer data. Your proactive approach to security will ensure that Astronomer Software remains resilient against potential threats.
Utilizing monitoring tools and performance metrics such as ELK and Prometheus, you will identify areas for optimization and implement strategies to enhance system performance and resource utilization for a customer’s on-premise installation.
What you get to do:
Serve as a primary point who is responsible for the overall health, performance, and capacity of our platform.
Assist in the roll-out and deployment of new product features and installations to facilitate our rapid iteration and growth.
Develop tools to improve our ability to rapidly deploy and effectively monitor applications in a large-scale environment.
Work closely with development teams to ensure the platform is designed with operability in mind.
Identify and lead efforts to improve automation.
Perform root cause analysis and document results in the form of post-mortems.
Write and maintain documentation around key systems and processes.
Participate in an on-call rotation with some of our customers.
Function well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
What you bring to the role:
5 years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes clusters in a production environment.
5+ years of software development experience in Python/Golang
Strong experience with at least one Continuous Integration system, such as CircleCI or Jenkins.
Automation/Scripting experience with Shell, Python, or similar.
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Cloudformation, etc.)
Experience in managing and scaling distributed systems in one of the three major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Understanding of the Linux Operating System, standard networking protocols, and components.
Experience with deploying, supporting, and monitoring new and existing services, platforms, and application stacks.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Bonus points if you have:
Experience with scale testing, disaster recovery, and capacity planning.
Experience in Service Mesh like Istio/Envoy etc.
Familiarity with Apache Airflow.
Experience with Openshift and the Red Hat marketplace.
Experience with the Prometheus/Grafana and ELK stacks.
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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. Astronomer is a remote-first company.
