Kestra builds an open-source orchestration platform on a Java and Micronaut core, running across Kubernetes, Kafka, PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch on both GCP and AWS. Job posts show a company replacing Apache Airflow internally while pushing to monetize its open-source base, with senior-heavy hiring split between enterprise sales and security. Recurring themes include a first outbound motion, DACH expansion and supply-chain hardening.
Kestra is a New York-headquartered software company founded in 2022 that develops an open-source workflow orchestration platform. Teams use it to define scheduled and event-driven automation for data pipelines, AI agents, infrastructure and business processes, either in declarative YAML or through a visual interface. The platform integrates with tools such as dbt, Fivetran, Airbyte, Snowflake, BigQuery and Databricks, and supports Terraform and API-driven CI/CD. The company has 51–200 employees and sells a paid Enterprise Edition alongside its open-source product, with hiring across the United States, Germany, France and India.
Kestra runs on Java, Micronaut, Python and TypeScript, with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch and Redis on GCP and AWS, monitored via Prometheus and Grafana.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating and skews senior, with sales the most active area alongside engineering, product and security, focused on enterprise pipeline and DACH expansion.
Kestra is hiring in the United States, Germany, France and India, with headquarters in New York.
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