Tech Lead Automation Engineer
Astera Labs5 days ago
Base Salary
$135k - $170k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture, data model, scheduling, roadmap, and end-to-end development of internal automation platforms.
- Build full-stack features including backend services, RBAC, approval workflows, frontend UI, dashboards, and systems of record.
- Maintain integrations with SaaS tools, cloud infrastructure, and internal directory and identity services.
- Develop automation for onboarding, offboarding, approval routing, audit logging, access reviews, asset tracking, and entitlement workflows.
- Design SSO/OAuth2 and directory-service integrations that support secure access provisioning and audit requirements.
- Own database schema evolution, automated test coverage, logging, and engineering standards as the codebase grows.
- Partner with IT, HR, and Finance stakeholders to scope and automate cross-functional operational processes.
- Set technical direction while personally building a meaningful share of the systems.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science.
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Experience owning a production web application end to end, including Python backend development, FastAPI or similar frameworks, relational database design, PostgreSQL, SQL, schema migrations, and frontend development.
- Experience integrating enterprise SaaS APIs such as Atlassian, Microsoft 365, GitHub, or Bitbucket, along with cloud infrastructure APIs.
- Working knowledge of RBAC, SSO/OAuth2, and group provisioning through LDAP or an equivalent directory service.
- Experience designing systems of record, inventory or asset-tracking tools, and dashboards for different audiences.
- Exposure to licensing, entitlement, or IP and asset lifecycle-tracking systems is preferred.
- Fluency with Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot as part of a daily development workflow.
- Ability to automate manual cross-functional processes and scope workflows directly with non-technical stakeholders.
- Track record as a hands-on technical lead who owns architecture decisions and personally builds substantial portions of systems.
Benefits
- Salary range of $135,000 to $170,000 depending on experience, level, and business need.
- May be eligible for discretionary bonus, incentives, and benefits.
- Opportunity to own a live internal platform, build new systems from scratch, and work with a short feedback loop between development and usage.
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About Astera Labs
Astera Labs builds semiconductor-based connectivity solutions and software that link CPUs, GPUs, memory, and storage for AI and cloud data centers, integrating CXL, PCIe, Ethernet, NVLink, and UALink. It offers standards-based and custom connectivity products alongside its COSMOS software suite, serving hyperscalers and server OEMs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Jose, it is a public company listed on Nasdaq under the ticker ALAB.