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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Astronomer, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $210,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Big Data, Programming Tools, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Free and Open-Source Software
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/d44dcc8c-3e65-48e3-85d2-d70df4072fcb

## About the Role

* 5-8 years of software engineering experience with Python or Go
 * Empathy for users, and a deep interest in improving the workflows of data professionals.
 * Familiarity with early-stage product development; comfortable working with ambiguity in a fast-changing field.
 * Experience with LLMs, vector databases, embeddings, or other applied AI areas-or a strong desire to dive in.
 * A creative, experimental mindset: you enjoy exploring uncharted areas, validating hypotheses, and learning through iteration.
 * Strong collaboration and communication skills-you can explain complex systems clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
 * A collaborative approach and comfort working in an evolving, research-driven environment where ideas move quickly.

Bonus points if you have:

 * A passion for AI systems for data, developer tools, or machine learning infrastructure.
 * Familiarity with Apache Airflow or other orchestration tools.
 * Demonstrated contributions to open source projects.
 * Experience in search, IR, or large-scale data infrastructure.
 * Exposure to early-stage startups or R&D organizations where ambiguity is the norm.
 * Experience building out agentic systems on top of frontier models.



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