Job Description

At Dagster Labs, our mission is simple but ambitious: to empower every organization to build a productive, scalable data platform. We’re the brains behind Dagster, the open-source tool developers love, Dagster+, our managed cloud, and Compass—our first AI product, which brings exploratory data analysis into Slack with governed context. From scrappy startups to global enterprises, thousands of teams trust us to power the data behind their analytics, machine learning, and AI breakthroughs. We believe the AI era runs on reliable, high-quality data. That’s why we make data platforms easier to test, easier to understand, and actually enjoyable to use. Dagster is quickly becoming the backbone of how the world builds intelligent systems. We’re a small, well-funded team with big energy and a track record of shipping software people rave about. We aim high and work as a team, holding ourselves to the highest standards and trusting each other to deliver. We care about how we work together: no egos, no drama, just a lot of curiosity and a drive to make something meaningful. If you want to help shape the future of data and AI and have fun doing it, come build with us. About the role Are you a driven software engineer who thrives at the intersection of product development, customer success, and user adoption? Join the Dagster Labs engineering team, where you’ll contribute to building and enhancing the Dagster platform—empowering organizations to create scalable and productive data platforms. We’re hiring Product Engineers to accelerate Compass adoption and impact. You will shape the product by turning ambiguous needs into crisp, Slack-native workflows; ship user-facing features that deliver answers in minutes with governed, learning context; work across the stack from product UX to backend, data integrations, and infrastructure, and iterate closely with users and industry-leading partners to turn signal into outcomes. This is a full-time, competitively paid position with benefits, based out of our San Francisco office. You’ll be part of a highly collaborative, in-person team that works closely together to design, build, and ship high-impact features. Our office provides everything you need to be productive and comfortable, with dedicated space for heads-down focus, whiteboarding, and spontaneous collaboration. While this role is primarily onsite, we support a flexible weekly schedule. Responsibilities Write clean, reliable backend code (in Python) and frontend code (in Typescript/React), contributing across the full stack as needed Prototype quickly, ship often, and collaborate closely with teammates to turn ideas into production features. Improve performance, reliability, and user experience as the product evolves. Build end-to-end features that integrate with AI to generate insights on big data. Shape user interactions that happen through asynchronous workflows and lightweight web components. Engage directly with users to gather feedback and turn insights into better experiences. Must-have Qualifications Relevant degree in a Computer Science–related field OR equivalent professional software development experience Familiarity with Python or a similar high-level programming language, and basic exposure to frontend development Understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from planning to delivery and iteration Strong written and oral communication skills Ability to contribute effectively as part of a team Interest in working at a fast-moving, dynamic startup environment Nice-to-have Qualifications Experience with building tools using generative LLMs. Experience with full-stack application development, infrastructure as code, and Docker-based deployment patterns. Experience with growth-oriented engineering initiatives. Experience in a high-functioning engineering organization working on large-scale distributed systems or B2B SaaS applications. Passion for engaging directly with users for research and support. You belong here We are committed to building an inclusive team and an open-source community where no one feels out of place. We know that teams with diverse backgrounds state their assumptions more explicitly, think more rigorously, and build better software. Plus it’s more fun and interesting to work with a wide variety of perspectives. You should apply to work at Dagster Labs if you want to work in, and help to build and strengthen, a high-performing software development environment where people of all backgrounds are welcome. Our Stack Dagster is built in Python and TypeScript, and runs seamlessly across macOS, Linux, and Windows. Our frontend is powered by React and GraphQL, delivering a modern, intuitive developer experience. We value engineers who are comfortable working across the stack and making thoughtful contributions. The estimated cash salary for this role is $145,000-$170,000. Other resources: The launch of Dagster blog post Launching Dagster Cloud to GA blog post Introducing Compass: Data-driven decisions right in Slack The Data Engineering Impedance Mismatch blogpost/presentation Our latest major release – Dagster 1.10 Software-Defined Assets blog post, Data Council talk, and animated explainer Our latest episode on the Data Engineering Podcast Our philosophy on code reviews