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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** Astronomer, Inc. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Salary:** $275,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Apache HTTP Server, Software Quality, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Customer Data Management, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Online Analytical Processing, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Datadog, Scripting, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Stream Processing, Golang - **Published:** September 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-software-engineer-observability-new-york-ny--105a836a-ac11-4fad-a59a-53498cb810a6 ## About the Role * Strong technical experience building complex distributed systems, preferably with Golang, Python, Kubernetes, SQL/OLAP databases, Kafka, and stream processing. * Hands-on experience designing, developing, and scaling production infrastructure. * Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across teams. * Focus on delivering customer value through thoughtful technical solutions. * Enthusiasm for contributing to a healthy, inclusive engineering culture and supporting the growth of teammates. * Comfort working in areas of high ambiguity, able to break down open-ended problems and drive them to completion with clarity and structure. Bonus points if you have: * Experience building or scaling data observability products. * Familiarity with Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestrators. * Background in observability, monitoring, or infrastructure at scale (e.g., Datadog, Honeycomb, or similar). * Experience working with product teams directly, Algorithms, Apache, Apache Kafka, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Communication Skills, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Customer/Client Research, Data Management, Distributed Computing, Go Programming Language (Golang), Machine Tool, Mentoring, OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing), Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Assurance Methodology, Research & Development (R&D), SQL Databases, Scalable System Development, Software Engineering, Team Player, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Design ## Description We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join this effort. In this role, you will contribute directly to the design, development, and scaling of Astronomer's observability platform, collaborating closely with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams. Your work will have a direct impact on our customers and the future of the platform. What you get to do: * Lead the end-to-end architecture and evolution of major platform components, making foundational design decisions that will shape the long-term direction of the observability platform. * Build scalable, reliable, and performant features that provide visibility into customer data pipelines. * Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to define and deliver high-impact initiatives. * Write high-quality, maintainable code while following best practices in testing, CI/CD, and operational excellence. * Set and champion engineering standards for code quality, testing, design, and operational excellence across the team. * Help improve and evolve the observability platform's tooling, infrastructure, and processes. * Lead and coordinate responses to complex production incidents, guiding the team towards rapid resolution and long-term improvements. * Proactively identify technical opportunities, risks, and gaps - and drive initiatives to address them. * Mentor engineers of all levels through design reviews, pairing, and feedback, and contribute to the professional growth of the team. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Fully Orchestrating Databricks from Airflow](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/336-fully-orchestrating-databricks-from-airflow) - [The Memory Leak That Ate Our Cluster: A Postmortem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2057-the-memory-leak-that-ate-our-cluster-a-postmortem) - [Software Engineering Social Connection: Yubo’s lean approach to scaling an 80M-user infrastructure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1583-software-engineering-social-connection-yubo-s-lean-approach-to-scaling-an-80m-user-infrastructure) - [Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/371-retooling-and-refactoring-an-investment-in-people) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)