Software Engineer – Infra & Systems

Astronomer

Software Engineer building and operating Astronomer's multi-tenant cloud platform. Collaborating on infrastructure code, cloud resources, and Kubernetes from day one with senior engineers.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $143,600 - $235,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPythonTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write, test, and maintain infrastructure code and platform services — from Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Kubernetes manifests/operators, CI/CD pipelines) to backend services in Golang and/or TypeScript — following team standards.
Participate in code and infrastructure-change reviews, growing your judgment on what "production-ready" looks like.
Help operate and troubleshoot cloud resources, Kubernetes clusters, networking, and observability tooling — whether they run in a public cloud account or a self-managed/private cloud environment.
Identify and fix bugs, misconfigurations, and small-scope incidents, with support from senior teammates.
Maintain runbooks, architecture notes, and technical documentation for the systems you touch.
Build working knowledge of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and Astronomer's platform architecture across both deployment models.
Participate in on-call rotation, pairing with senior engineers to troubleshoot and resolve incidents.

Requirements

What you’ll need

0–4 years of experience in software, platform, or infrastructure engineering (or equivalent internship/coursework for Software Engineer I).
Working knowledge of Linux fundamentals, networking basics, and at least one scripting/programming language (Python, Go, or Bash).
Exposure to a major cloud provider (*AWS, GCP, or Azure*) or an on-prem/private Kubernetes environment (e.g., OpenShift, bare-metal clusters). Familiarity with both cloud and on-prem is a plus, but not required.
Comfortable with version control (Git) and automated testing practices.
Clear written communication and a habit of documenting your work.
Comfortable receiving feedback and iterating quickly.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits package

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Hard Skills & Tools

TerraformKubernetesGolangTypeScriptPythonBashLinux FundamentalsNetworking BasicsAutomated TestingTroubleshooting

Soft Skills

Clear Written CommunicationFeedback ReceptionIterative Development