Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure

Posted 5 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in US
Remote
120K-160K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments
The Role
The role involves designing and developing platform services, managing cloud infrastructure, and implementing automation and data integration processes. It requires collaboration with stakeholders and data teams to enhance platform capabilities.
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What You'll Do:

Platform Design & Development:

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into a comprehensive software system. This includes designing microservices, persistence layers, and implementing deployment workflows using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Salt.

  • Design, develop, and implement highly available, scalable, and secure platform services for our data PaaS using programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java).

  • Contribute to the architectural evolution of our data platform, ensuring it meets the growing demands of our users and adheres to best practices.

  • Develop and maintain APIs, automation tools, and internal services to streamline platform operations and enhance developer experience.

  • Implement and improve data pipelines, storage solutions, and processing frameworks within the PaaS.

Infrastructure Management & Automation:

  • Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure cloud services to support our data platform, focusing on cost-efficiency, performance, and reliability.

  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform for provisioning and managing resources.

  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments, testing, and release processes for platform services.

  • Monitor platform health, performance, and security, and proactively identify and address potential issues.

Data Expertise & Integration:

  • Work closely with data engineers and AI engineering to understand their needs and provide platform capabilities that facilitate efficient data ingestion, processing, storage, and analysis.

  • Ensure the platform supports various data technologies and paradigms (e.g., streaming, batch processing, data warehousing, data lakes).

  • Implement and manage data governance, security, and compliance features within the platform.

What You'll Bring:

Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
    OR demonstrable equivalent deep understanding, experience, and capability.

  • Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science (or related field) and 2+ years of experience in software engineering or 4+ years of experience in software engineering at a large scale. Experience in data system/platform development.

  • Proven experience managing and optimizing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure).

  •  Demonstrable experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

  • Solid experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices (GitHub Actions preferred)

  • Familiarity with data storage and processing technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark, Flink, Hadoop, Snowflake, MongoDB, S3/ADLS).

  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used for platform development (e.g., Python, Go, Java).

  • Strong understanding of networking, security, and performance principles in a cloud environment.

  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).

  • Familiarity with database administration and optimization is a plus.

  • Familiarity with application access control and automation

  • Front-end engineering experience is advantageous.

The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more. For more information, check out the "About Us" section.Pay Range: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00

Top Skills

Adls
Ansible
AWS
Azure
Datadog
Docker
Flink
Github Actions
Go
Grafana
Hadoop
Java
Kafka
Kubernetes
MongoDB
Prometheus
Puppet
Python
S3
Salt
Snowflake
Spark
Terraform
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The Company
HQ: Portland, ME
4,900 Employees

What We Do

We simplify complex payment systems for fleets, corporate payments, and healthcare—unlocking insights, opportunities, and efficiencies to give you greater control of your business.

Powered by the belief that complex payment systems can be made simple, WEX (NYSE: WEX) is a leading financial technology service provider across a wide spectrum of sectors, including fleet, travel and healthcare. WEX operates in more than 10 countries and in more than 20 currencies through approximately 4,900 associates around the world. WEX fleet cards offer approximately 14 million vehicles exceptional payment security and control; our travel and corporate solutions business processes over $35 billion of purchase volume annually; and the WEX Health financial technology platform helps 343,000 employers and more than 28 million consumers better manage healthcare expenses.

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