Software Engineer, Astral

EngRadar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

EngRadar seeks an experienced engineer to design and implement features for Astral's open source projects while maintaining active community engagement. You will develop tools to accelerate development velocity and support agentic software development, leveraging Rust and Python.

The role emphasizes leadership of complex projects, strong systems fundamentals, and a passion for open source collaboration.

Qualifications

• Requires 5+ years of professional engineering experience with strong systems fundamentals.
• Proficiency in a system programming language like Rust.
• Demonstrates high agency and developer empathy.
• Track record of leading complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features for Astral's open source projects.
• Maintain community engagement around project contributions.
• Develop tools to accelerate development velocity and support agentic software development.

Skills

High agency

Developer empathy

Project leadership

Rust

Python

Open Source

Compilers

Developer tools

Tools

Rust

Python

Open Source

Systems programming

Job description

Design and implement features for Astral's open source projects like Ruff and uv while maintaining community engagement. Develop new tools to accelerate development velocity at OpenAI and support agentic software development.

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of professional engineering experience with strong systems engineering fundamentals and proficiency in a system programming language like Rust. Candidates should demonstrate high agency, developer empathy, and a track record of leading complex projects.

Key Skills

Rust, Python, Open Source, Compilers, Developer Tools, Systems Engineering, Software Design, Project Leadership