[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Astronomer is a company empowering data teams to bring software, analytics, and AI to life through their unified DataOps platform, Astro. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Platform Engineering team, focusing on designing, building, testing, and deploying production infrastructure that enhances data pipeline orchestration for global organizations.ResponsibilitiesMake high-quality, data-driven and experience-driven decisions on how we build this and the next generation of our production platform, then deliver the resultsOwn and build how we test, build and deploy code in a high-scale PaaS environmentCollaborate across the whole company on how we design production systems, set standards and make technology choices for new and existing products, and how these fit togetherDeliver results - we routinely “change the wheels on the bus while it’s moving”, in a predictable, safe and reliable wayBe at the forefront of how we work together as a Platform Engineering teamBlaze a Trail: Work on a small but growing team on building out the Platform/Reliability practice for the company – this role reports directly to the VP of ReliabilityBe an Owner: Be directly involved in decision-making on what we work on, as well as how we work on it. Make promises, and keep themDo Sensible Things: Be directly involved in determining how our platform works. Participate in incident management and determine sensible practices as the platform evolvesGarage Door Open: Create and maintain comprehensive internal documentation for systems and processes, ensuring clarity and accessibilitySkillsStrong experience in Non-Abstract Systems design and implementationStrong proficiency in Python, Golang and in-depth experience with Kubernetes (CKA or equivalent or greater)Experience with observability principles and technologies, including SLI/SLO definition and trackingStrong communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience in working with a globally distributed team in deliveryA passion for reliability and operational excellence. A low tolerance for toil and other nonsenseAbility to estimate the scope of work accurately and coordinate with stakeholders to address risks and ensure successful project deliveryExperience with (and ideally strong opinions on) software development best practices, such as code review, testing, CI/CD, version control, automation and debuggingProactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with a focus on ownership and accountabilityExperience working on a SaaS/PaaS product across multiple cloud providersExperience with our particular tech stack components and technologies (deep breath): CircleCI, Chronosphere (Prometheus), Splunk, Bazel, Istio, Playwright, Karpenter, Github Actions …Experience of the innards and quirks of AWS, GCP and (particularly) AzureParticipated in an on-call rotation - this role involves periodic on-call for the services we ownExperience with Apache AirflowCompany OverviewAstronomer is a data orchestration platform built on Apache Airflow, enabling teams to build, run, and monitor data pipelines at scale. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.astronomer.io.