Staff Software Engineer - Observability for DataOps Platform

About the Role

We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer - Observability to join our team at Astronomer. In this remote role, you'll be at the forefront of our mission to empower data teams by enhancing our observability platform, which is critical for delivering insights and reliability in data operations.

What You'll 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, contributing to the professional growth of the team.

Requirements

• Strong technical experience building complex distributed systems, preferably with Golang, Python, Kubernetes, SQL/OLAP databases, 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.

Nice to 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).

What We Offer

• Competitive salary range of $215,000 - $250,000, based on skills and experience.
• Equity component as part of the compensation package.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, wellness, and professional development opportunities.
• Remote work flexibility, allowing you to work from anywhere in the United States.
• A diverse and inclusive work environment that values your unique perspectives.