Airflow Reliability Engineer

Astronomer is seeking an Airflow Reliability Engineer to join their Customer Reliability Engineering (CRE) team. This role offers a unique opportunity to become an Apache Airflow expert while working directly with industry leaders. As part of the CRE team, you'll provide crucial support to sophisticated organizations, helping them maintain mission-critical Airflow implementations.

The position combines deep technical expertise with customer-facing responsibilities, requiring both strong engineering skills and excellent communication abilities. You'll work with modern, cloud-native technologies, gaining extensive experience across multiple disciplines including data engineering, Kubernetes, and cloud engineering.

The role involves solving complex Airflow problems, contributing to open-source projects, and developing internal systems. You'll have the chance to work with various customer teams, from data engineers to management, while helping shape the direction of the Airflow project. The position offers competitive compensation ($130,000-$160,000 plus equity) and the flexibility of remote work.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is passionate about becoming a technical expert, enjoys solving complex problems, and wants to work with cutting-edge data engineering tools. The role offers a perfect blend of technical depth and customer interaction, with opportunities for continuous learning and growth in the rapidly evolving field of data engineering and DataOps.