Software Engineer, Astro Core Services

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of Astro Platform's architecture and components, with guidance from senior engineers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user requirements, implement and iterate on features used by the engineering org as a whole
• Work with front end developers, product management and customers to deliver customer facing features such as public facing APIs and UI experiences
• Learn and apply best practices for building reliable, scalable platform software
• Contribute to the overall platform usability, reliability, and scalability

Requirements

• Interest in building performant, scalable, and reliable backend systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative mindset
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Exposure to at least one backend programming language (Go, Python, Java, etc.) through coursework, internships, or personal projects
• Familiarity with SQL databases
• Foundational understanding of distributed systems concepts
• Familiarity with software development best practices, such as code reviews, testing, version control, and debugging
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants and LLMs (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Gemini) to accelerate development

Nice-to-Haves

• Internship or co-op experience in a software engineering role
• Contributions to open source projects
• Experience with Go specifically
• Experience with Apache Airflow or related workflow orchestrators

Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated salary: $140,000 - $170,000
• Equity component
• Comprehensive benefits package