Software Engineer - Applications

About the 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 http://www.astronomer.io.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Software Engineers on our Applications teams help build the product experience that customers use every day on Astro — from the web console and CLI to the APIs, workflows, and features that make Airflow easier to use, monitor, and manage. The team owns the problems that make Astro a great product: usability, performance, reliability, and the day-to-day feature work that turns customer needs into shipped software across our web application, backend services, and APIs.

We're looking for a Software Engineer to help build and ship that product — on our core web application, our backend services, 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 full-stack development, API design, and production feature delivery from day one — with the guidance of senior engineers as you build toward independent ownership. If you're early in your career and want to learn by shipping real, production-grade software that customers use directly, 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 application code — from frontend components (React/TypeScript) to backend services and APIs (Golang and/or TypeScript) — following team standards.

- Participate in code reviews, growing your judgment on what "production-ready" looks like.

- Help build and troubleshoot product features, APIs, and UI workflows, working across the stack as needed.

- Identify and fix bugs, edge cases, and small-scope issues, with support from senior teammates.

- Maintain technical documentation, design notes, and testing coverage for the features you build.

- Build working knowledge of distributed systems, service architecture, and Astronomer's product across the application layer.

- 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 or application engineering (or equivalent internship/coursework for Software Engineer I).

- Working knowledge of at least one backend language (Go, TypeScript, Python) and familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (React or similar).

- Understanding of REST/GraphQL API design and how frontend and backend systems communicate.

- Comfortable with version control (Git) and automated testing practices (unit, integration, or end-to-end).

- Clear written communication and a habit of documenting your work.

- Comfortable receiving feedback and iterating quickly.

Nice to Have

- Hands-on experience with modern frontend tooling (React, state management, component libraries) or backend frameworks.

- Familiarity with API design, authentication/authorization patterns, or GraphQL.

- Familiarity with Apache Airflow or other data-orchestration tools.

The estimated salary for this role ranges from $144,000 - $160,000 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.

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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.