WEX · 5 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure
Portland, ME
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $180K/yr
7+ years expWEX Inc is a leading company in payment processing and technology solutions. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and develop scalable platform services, manage cloud infrastructure, and ensure data governance and compliance within their data platform.
Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsSoftware
Responsibilities
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
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
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. OR demonstrable equivalent deep understanding, experience, and capability
Master or PhD degree in Computer Science (or related field) and 5+ years of experience in software engineering or 7+ 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)
Preferred
Familiarity with database administration and optimization is a plus
Familiarity with application access control and automation
Front-end engineering experience is advantageous
Benefits
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
Company
WEX
Wex is a financial technology service provider for fleet, travel and healthcare industries.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-02-25Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $90M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $310M
Leadership Team
Melissa Smith
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Sachin Dhawan
Chief Technology Officer
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