This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of Astronomer. We are currently looking for a Senior Engineering Manager in United States.
This role leads a globally distributed engineering team driving innovation and quality in large-scale data orchestration systems. You will guide complex projects from concept to delivery, ensuring high standards in scalability, performance, and reliability. Acting as both a strategic leader and technical mentor, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to align engineering execution with business goals and customer needs. This position offers the opportunity to shape next-generation products while fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented engineering culture. It’s an ideal fit for someone who thrives in solving challenging distributed system problems and leading diverse, high-performing teams.
Accountabilities
- Lead a distributed engineering team to deliver exceptional data orchestration solutions, bridging open-source innovations with commercial product development.
- Provide technical mentorship and career development guidance to engineers, enhancing team expertise and cohesion.
- Oversee the complete lifecycle of projects — from design and development through deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, technical leads, and stakeholders to ensure delivery aligns with customer needs and strategic goals.
- Implement effective logging, monitoring, and alerting strategies for optimal system performance and quick issue resolution.
- Drive architectural improvements, manage technical debt, and ensure scalability and reliability of complex distributed systems.
- Gather feedback from customer-facing teams to inform product improvements and address performance bottlenecks.
- Manage resources, set priorities, and ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in software engineering, including multiple years in leadership or people management roles.
- Strong technical expertise in distributed systems, data engineering, cloud computing, Kubernetes, and Docker.
- Proven ability to solve complex technical challenges while balancing immediate priorities with long-term architecture goals.
- Demonstrated success in delivering high-quality software reliably and at scale.
- Strong project planning skills, including proactive risk identification and mitigation.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and align technical decisions with business objectives.
- Experience implementing operational excellence practices such as monitoring, incident management, and continuous improvement.
- Flexibility to collaborate across time zones in a globally distributed team.
- Bonus points for:
- 5+ years managing software engineering teams.
- Leading distributed or remote teams.
- Contributions to open-source projects or visibility in the tech community.
- Familiarity with Airflow, Python, or Golang.
Benefits
- Estimated salary range: $240,000 – $275,000 USD (based on skills, experience, and location).
- Equity component and performance incentives.
- Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
- Flexible work arrangements in a remote-first environment.
- Paid parental leave and inclusive family support programs.
- Professional development opportunities and access to learning resources.
- Collaborative culture with diversity, equity, and inclusion at its core.
Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.
When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.
The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.
Thank you for your interest!
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