Astronomer

Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

Who can apply: Only open to applicants in: New York.
Location as listed by the employer: “New York City”
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About this role

Astronomer is hiring for a Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform role (full-time). See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

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

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