# Software Engineer - Infra & Systems [Astronomer](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/astronomer.md) · New York · United States · [Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/cloud-infrastructure-engineering.md) Astronomer is hiring a Software Engineer - Infra & Systems in New York. Posted 2026-07-10; applications close 2026-09-08. **Apply**: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/astronomer/540c1dd1-5658-49f9-b587-37865a360cd4 Posted 12d ago. ## Role details ## About This Role Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications. Trusted by more than 800 of the world's leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io. ## About This Role Software Engineers in our Infrastructure and Systems teams help build and operate the platform underneath Astro — including Astronomer's multi-tenant cloud platform and Astro Private Cloud, our self-hosted distribution for Fortune 500s, financial institutions, and other regulated organizations that run Airflow inside their own private clouds or air-gapped data centers. The team owns the problems that keep that platform running at scale: provisioning, automation, reliability, security, and observability across Kubernetes, networking, cloud accounts (AWS/GCP/Azure), and CI/CD. We're looking for a Software Engineer to help build and operate that infrastructure — on our multi-tenant cloud platform, on Astro Private Cloud, or both; your specific team will be determined later in the interview process based on need and fit. You'll get hands-on experience with Kubernetes, cloud networking, infrastructure-as-code, and production operations from day one — with the guidance of senior engineers as you build toward independent ownership. If you're early in your infrastructure career and want to learn by working on real, production-grade systems, this is the team for you. This posting covers both Software Engineer I and Software Engineer II — the level you're hired at depends on experience and demonstrated scope. ## What You'll Do - 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. ## What You'll Bring - 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. ## Nice to Have - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes beyond the basics — e.g., writing operators/controllers, Helm charts, or debugging cluster-level issues. - Familiarity with container image security fundamentals (e.g., identifying CVEs, minimal base images). - Familiarity with Apache Airflow or other data-orchestration tools. _The estimated salary for this role ranges from $143,600 - $235,000 based on level and geography, along with an equity component and a comprehensive benefits package. This range is merely an estimate; actual compensation may deviate based on skills, experience, and qualifications._ #LI-Fulltime #LI-Hybrid At Astronomer, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. ## Applying to this role This Software Engineer - Infra & Systems role at Astronomer runs through the firm's own careers portal and expects a CV and cover letter written specifically for the posting, not a portable submission carried across firms. Jorb AI's application agent tailors a CV and cover letter from your background to this posting and tracks the role alongside the rest of your applications. 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