Senior Software Engineer (Node.js, Golang)
AstronomerNew York, New York, United States
Posted April 20, 2026
180000 - 210000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
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.
Job Description
Astronomer is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build application-layer services and user experiences for its unified DataOps platform, Astro. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of software engineering experience and strong ownership of building and shipping production systems end-to-end.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong experience building backend services or microservices using Node.js
- Experience with Golang or Python
- Experience building or contributing to modern frontend applications (React.js or similar), or willingness to do so
- Experience working in cloud-native environments (Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Solid understanding of system design, APIs, and distributed systems
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and influence decisions
- Experience designing systems and clearly communicating architecture
- Experience with SQL databases such as Postgres or MySQL
- Experience working with CI/CD tools such as CircleCI in cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Ability to balance technical excellence with product thinking and customer needs
- Experience with security best practices across the full stack
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Equity component
- Paid time off
- 401k matching
- Retirement plan
