engineering
Posted Jul 30, 2025Sales Engineer
at Astronomer
New York City, United StatesHybrid
Requirements
- Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®.
- Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications.
- As the driving force behind Apache Airflow, we're powering mission-critical pipelines at scale for companies like Condé Nast, Rappi, Sonos, and more.
- What You Get to Do: - Lead the technical sales motion in partnership with Account Executives - discovery, demos, proof-of-concepts, and architecture discussions - Understand customer pain and translate it into high-impact technical solutions tied to business value - Build and deliver tailored demos and POCs using Python, Airflow, and related tools - Guide customers through modern DataOps strategies - from orchestration to observability and automation - Influence product feedback loops, collaborate
- We’re not looking for a perfect checklist match - but here’s what a strong candidate might bring: - Python fluency, CLI comfort, and
- experience building with tools like Docker - Familiarity with cloud-native data architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure) - Understanding of data engineering workflows: orchestration, ELT/ETL, DAGs, CI/CD - Exposure to platforms like Airflow, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, dbt, or similar - 3–10 years total experience, including 2+ years in a customer-facing technical role (Sales Engineering, Solutions Architect, etc.) - Strong communication skills across technical and business stakeholders - Startup-friendly
- Experience with observability, Kubernetes, or helping teams scale modern data stacks.
Benefits
- Bonus points if you have: -
- Why Astronomer? - We’re defining the DataOps layer of the modern data stack - not just orchestration - Airflow is the standard - we’re making it enterprise-ready, secure, and scalable - Backed by top-tier investors and trusted by data-forward organizations - You’ll work with a team that values clarity, ownership, and high standards - without ego The estimated total compensation for this role ranges from $200,000 - $250,000, along with an equity component.
- Actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications. #LI-Fulltime #LI-Hybrid At Astronomer, we value diversity.