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Develop distributed systems for a managed Apache Airflow service

Contribute to Astronomer's commercial Airflow offering, building out distributed systems, observability tools, and AI products. Work on a tech stack including Go, Python, and TypeScript, with a focus on enhancing customer experience on the platform.

Why This Role?

Be a primary contributor to an open-source project with real-world impact, Apache Airflow.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement distributed systems for a managed Airflow service
  • Develop observability tools to monitor data and infrastructure
  • Build AI products and experiences that add value to customers
  • Collaborate with the team to enhance the commercial Airflow offering
  • Write and publish technical blog posts about your work

Requirements

  • Experience with distributed systems and observability
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, and/or TypeScript
  • Understanding of AI/machine learning concepts
  • Familiarity with Apache Airflow
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Required Skills

gopythontypescriptdistributed systemsobservabilityapache airflowAI/MLCloud Computing

Indonesia Context

Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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View Original Description from HN Who is Hiring

Original description from HN Who is Hiring

Astronomer | https://astronomer.io | NYC preferably, open to remote | Full-time Hiring for ~10 eng roles listed at astronomer.io/careers, but the focus is specifically on distributed systems, observability, and applied AI. Astronomer is a primary contributor to Apache Airflow and offers our customers a managed Airflow service with a similar business model as Databricks with Spark or Confluent with Kafka. Our tech stack is primarily Go, Python, and TypeScript. The problems we work on generally center around (1) building out our commercial managed Airflow offering, (2) building a data + infra observability stack on top of Airflow, and (3) building AI products and experiences that are genuinely load-bearing and additive to our customers experience on the platform. We're also starting to write more about the work we're doing, this is pretty representative: https://www.astronomer.io/blog/astro-airflow-re-engineered-f... Apply using our website or email me - my email is [firstname]@astronomer.io. Include HN in the subject to make sure I don't miss it! If you're emailing me, please include your resume, GitHub and a short note on what you deem to be the most interesting thing you've worked on.

Salary Context

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Company
Astronomer
Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · San Francisco, USA
Category
Seniority
mid
PostedNewNew & verified
Sep 1, 2026

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