The Astronomer Champions Program for Apache Airflow

The Astronomer Champions Program for Apache Airflow is a global initiative dedicated to fostering passionate advocates of Apache Airflow. This program is designed to empower and elevate the knowledge, influence, and leadership of its committed members who champion the cause of Apache Airflow technology.

We're excited to unveil the pilot phase of our Champions Program, aimed at recognizing outstanding data practitioners worldwide who leverage the full capabilities of Apache Airflow in various capacities.

We're actively seeking fervent supporters within the Apache Airflow community to become part of our pioneering Champions Program. As a member, you'll enjoy a range of exclusive benefits, including; comped certifications, exclusive access to Airflow contributors, beta access to new features, academy courses, and certifications...and of course, swag!

We invite you to apply by sharing your community contributions.

Apply to be a Champion

What it Means to be a Champion

Champions are leaders within the community who dedicate their time and expertise to increasing the understanding of and awareness for the Airflow product and mission.


Impact Airflow Strategy

Learn from the questions asked in the community, and take that back to the Airflow team to help inform new features, products, and roadmap.

Never Stop Learning

With beta access to certifications and trainings, Champions take advantage of their exclusive access to knowledge, and constantly uplevel their Airflow skills in order to share them with the broader community.

Share Your Knowledge

Whether it be via blog posts, speaking events, videos, or even podcasts, advance the Airflow mission by sharing your expertise about the product with the larger community.

Meet the Champions

Bhavani Ravi

Software Consultant

Chennai, India

Ryan Delgado

Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

NYC, USA

Ross Lovelace

Data Engineer

Austin, TX

Victor Iwuoha

Data Engineer

Lagos, Nigeria

Kyle McCluskey

Head of Data Engineering

Chicago, USA

Aakash Balyan

Sr. Software Engineer - Analytics

Delhi, India

Evan Seabrook

Cloud Data Architect

Nanaimo, Canada

Pooja Chaudhari

Data Engineer III

Gurugram, India

Chris Hronek

Director of Data Engineering

Salt Lake City, USA

Aman Ranjan Verma

Software Development Engineer II, Data Engineering

Bodh Gaya, India

Ajith Ananda Shetty

Senior Data Engineer II

Portugal

Amandeep Singh Johar

Senior Big Data Engineer

Bangalore, India

Israel Amangoua

DataOps Engineer

Paris,France

Cody Rich

Field Engineer

Fairfax, VA

Daniel Reeves

Data Architect

Boston, United States

Deeptansh Aggarwal

Senior SDET

Chandigarh, India

Fabio Barbazza

Data Analytics Engineer

Milan, Italy

Federico Benazzo

Head of BI & Analytics

Leuven, Belgium

Giorgos Myrianthous

Senior Data Engineer

London, United Kingdom

Harikrishna Kuchibhotla

Senior Software Engineer

New York City, US

Jana Polianskaja

Packaged App Development Analyst

Vilnius, Lithuania

Jano Roberto Camacho Vicente

Senior Data Engineer

Lima, Perú

Luan Moreno Medeiros Maciel

Big Data Project Engineer

Brasilia, Brasil

Manas Bhardwaj

Data Engineer

Banglore, India

Matthew Weingarten

Lead Data Engineer

Seattle, WA, US

Péter Szécsi

IT Architect, Data Engineer

Budapest, Hungary

Priyadarshan Mohanty

Senior Data Engineer

Hyderabad, India

Rajesh Kumar Rout

Lead Engineer

Bhubaneswar, India

Santosh Kumar Perumal

Cloud & DevOps Engineer

United Kingdom

Shivani Chauhan

Data Engineer

Ranchi, India

Siva Krishna Yetukuri

Cloud Data Architect

Las Vegas

Vasudev Maduri

Staff Data Engineer

London, UK

Satyam Kumar

Sr. Software Scientist

Jaipur, India

Benefits of Being a Champion


Exclusive Access and Recognition

  • Champions channel in Slack w/ direct access to Airflow contributors
  • Comped ticket & speaking opp at Airflow Summit
  • Webinars on new Airflow features and in-depth tutorials

Pro Development and Education

  • Free Airflow Fundamentals or DAG Authoring Certifications
  • Beta access to new Academy Courses

Rewards and Support

  • Promotion of personal brand via content creation (blogs, videos, etc.)
  • Financial support at conferences that include advocacy opportunities (case by case basis)
  • Swag!

How to Become a Champion


Skills and Certifications

Complete Airflow certifications or author a DAG in the Registry to showcase your commitment to expanding your Airflow knowledge.

Content Creation and Sharing

Create content like blog posts, videos, or podcasts. And share Airflow updates and information across social media platforms.

Engagement and Interaction

Speak at and attend in person and virtual events to spread the word about Airflow and grow your own brand voice in the space.

Become a Champion Today

Apply to Be a Champion