Director of Engineering leading observability at Astronomer, driving technical strategy and mentoring engineers. Responsible for architecture and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Define and drive the technical strategy, roadmap, and execution for Astronomer’s observability platform.
Lead, grow, and mentor a team of engineers with a focus on collaboration, innovation, and customer impact.
Partner with product, design, and other engineering leaders to shape the future of observability and governance within Astronomer’s platform.
Ensure the architecture, design, and implementation of the observability platform are scalable, reliable, and performant.
Foster a culture of engineering excellence, including strong practices around code quality, testing, CI/CD, and operational rigor.
Represent the Observability team internally and externally, helping align stakeholders around shared goals.
Requirements
Proven experience leading engineering teams and managers in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
A track record of delivering complex distributed systems and scaling production infrastructure.
Strong technical background, ideally with experience in Golang, Python, Kubernetes, SQL/OLAP databases, and stream processing.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
A strong focus on customer value, bringing clarity and alignment between technical priorities and business outcomes.
Passion for building healthy, inclusive teams and fostering growth in engineers.
Bonus Points If You Have:
Experience building or scaling data observability products.
Familiarity with Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestrators.
Background in observability, monitoring, or infrastructure at scale (e.g., Datadog, Honeycomb, or similar).
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