Software Engineer - Data Plane Management at Astronomer

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 800 of the world's leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io [Upgrade to PRO to see link] ABOUT THIS ROLE At Astronomer, we’re on a mission to make Apache Airflow the go-to standard for data orchestration, and our R&D team is at the heart of it. We’re looking for an early-career Software Engineer to join our Data Plane Management team, which is responsible for the ‘compute cluster’ primitive in our product, along with all the provisioned cloud & Kubernetes resources that support our customer workloads. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a role where you’re not only learning how to manage Kubernetes infrastructure at scale, but also how to do this as part of an actual product, responding to customer requirements, building UIs, APIs and tooling along the way. You’ll work with critical real-world production systems, collaborate with brilliant engineers, and directly impact how companies around the world manage their data. We’re looking for someone who has the goal to be a very strong generalist in their career. We need someone who has a head-start with UI development, but is particularly interested in broadening their knowledge to work with the full stack - in our case from UI->API->Infrastructure Automation->Operational Management. This role is based in New York City and follows an in-office work schedule. WHAT YOU GET TO DO: Astronomer has a healthy and complex infrastructure fleet spanning multiple cloud providers, a mix of managed and self-hosted systems, and an increasingly ambitious set of requirements as our products mature. Initially you’ll be focussed on full stack development (React + Golang) within our product, focussed on evolving our product web portal, but over time this will expand to working with the whole infrastructure fleet. WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE: - 1+ year of experience with TypeScript and at least one backend programming language in a professional setting - Foundational understanding of distributed systems concepts, such as microservice architecture, TCP/IP, mTLS - A strong interest in infrastructure / platform engineering. - A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative mindset. - Familiarity with software development best practices, such as code reviews, testing, version control, and debugging. - Experience leveraging AI coding assistants and LLMs (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Gemini) to accelerate development — from prototyping and automated testing to code refactoring and documentation. BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE: - Contributions to open source projects. - Experience with React. - Experience with Go. - Experience with Kubernetes for platform management. - Familiarity with Apache Airflow or related workflow orchestrators. The estimated salary for this role ranges from $140,000 - $160,000 based on leveling and geography, along with an equity component and a comprehensive benefits package. This range is merely an estimate; actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications. #LI-Onsite #LI-Fulltime 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.