Astronomer, the company behind Astro, an industry-leading DataOps platform powered by Airflow, is seeking a Senior Release Engineer to join their globally-distributed team. This role focuses on delivering software releases and optimizing release processes for a platform that serves customers from seed-stage startups to Fortune 500 enterprises.
As a Senior Release Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of maintaining and improving the company's release infrastructure. Your responsibilities will span from developing deployment pipelines to implementing security measures and automation strategies. You'll work with modern tools like CircleCI, GitHub Actions, and Docker while utilizing Python and Linux scripting for automation.
The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of release engineering or DevOps experience, with strong expertise in Python, Docker, and Git operations. You'll be joining a company that values diverse experiences and unconventional career paths, working in a remote-first environment that emphasizes learning and innovation.
This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on Astronomer's release processes while working with cutting-edge technologies. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth deployments and maintain the reliability of systems that help data teams build mission-critical analytics and AI solutions.
The position comes with the excitement of working at a venture-backed company that's rapidly growing in the data orchestration space, where your contributions will directly influence the efficiency and reliability of software delivery to customers worldwide.