
Software Engineer – Platform
Astronomer
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per year
About the role
- Contribute to the development of Astro Platform's architecture and components, with guidance from senior engineers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user requirements, implement and iterate on features used by the engineering org as a whole.
- Work with front end developers, product management and customers to deliver customer facing features such as public facing APIs and UI experiences.
- Learn and apply best practices for building reliable, scalable platform software.
- Contribute to the overall platform usability, reliability, and scalability.
Requirements
- An interest in building performant, scalable, and reliable backend systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative mindset.
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Exposure to at least one backend programming language (Go, Python, Java, etc.) through coursework, internships, or personal projects.
- Familiarity with SQL databases.
- Foundational understanding of distributed systems concepts.
- 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:
- Internship or co-op experience in a software engineering role.
- Contributions to open source projects.
- Experience with Go specifically.
- Experience with Apache Airflow or related workflow orchestrators.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
GoPythonJavaSQLdistributed systemssoftware development best practicescode reviewstestingversion controldebugging
Soft Skills
strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationcollaborative mindset
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Software EngineeringMaster's degree in Software Engineering