Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Description For Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Astronomer, the company behind the industry-leading Astro DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Infrastructure team. This role is based in Hyderabad, India, and focuses on enhancing their Enterprise product, Astronomer Software.
The position requires a skilled engineer with deep expertise in container orchestration (Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Openshift). You'll be responsible for improving scalability, performance, and reliability while minimizing operational overhead for on-premise installations. The role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams including CRE, Platform, and QA.
Key responsibilities include managing platform health, deploying new features, developing monitoring tools, and participating in customer support through on-call rotations. The ideal candidate brings 5 years of experience with Kubernetes and automation/scripting, along with strong knowledge of cloud providers and CI/CD systems.
What makes this role unique is its focus on enterprise-grade infrastructure at scale, working with Apache Airflow, and the opportunity to impact how leading enterprises manage their data operations. Astronomer values diverse experiences and backgrounds, encouraging applications from candidates with unconventional career paths.
The company offers a dynamic environment where you'll work on cutting-edge technology while supporting over 700 of the world's leading enterprises. This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced infrastructure engineer to make a significant impact on a rapidly growing platform while working with modern technologies and practices in the DataOps space.
The position requires being based in Hyderabad, where you'll be part of a team dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of security, performance, and reliability for Astronomer's infrastructure.
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure
- Serve as primary point responsible for platform health, performance, and capacity
- Assist in roll-out and deployment of new product features and installations
- Develop tools to improve deployment and monitoring in large-scale environment
- Work with development teams to ensure platform operability
- Identify and lead automation improvement efforts
- Perform root cause analysis and document post-mortems
- Write and maintain system documentation
- Participate in customer on-call rotation
Requirements For Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure
- 5 years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes clusters in production
- 5 years of automation/scripting experience with Python, Shell or similar
- Experience managing and scaling distributed systems in major cloud providers
- Strong experience with CI systems like CircleCI or Jenkins
- Understanding of Linux OS, networking protocols, and components
- Experience with deploying, supporting, and monitoring services and applications
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
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