SRE Engineer with Programming Expertise

This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the following locations: Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Portland, ME; and Washington, D.C.About the Team/RoleThe WEX Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team seeks individuals passionate about developing software and solutions for observability, incident response, reliability, performance, operational excellence, and compliance. As part of the Platform Reliability organization, you will support internal stakeholders and Funding Platform teams, tackling complex challenges and enhancing our engineering teams' and customers' experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong aptitude for learning new technologies, driving meaningful projects to completion, and thriving under pressure while closely collaborating with engineering teams.As an SRE at WEX, you will be exposed to numerous code bases and languages. You will need to be able to assess for bugs during on-call events, find performance issues, and write custom tools to help automate operational tasks.How you'll make an impactWillingness to dig deep into code, networking, operating systems, and/or storage solutions to solve complex issuesDevelop automation and utilize monitoring tools to ensure system reliabilityParticipate in incident response and troubleshootingParticipate in 24x7 Site Reliability rotations and escalation workflowsIdentify and address performance bottlenecks, including code optimization, configuration changes, or infrastructure upgrade recommendations.Collaborate with development teams to ensure software design meets operational requirements.Continuously improve processes and procedures to increase system reliability and efficiency.Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologiesDesign, code, and debug applications while assisting with CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure tasks, and ensuring system scalability and security.Experience you'll bring2+ years of hands-on experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or equivalent roleDevelopment experience OR consistent knowledge of at least one major programming language (C#, Java, GoLang, Python)Experience with Cloud Computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)Ability to thrive in a fast-paced development and operations worldStrong communication and collaboration skillsExperience with observability and logging technologiesExperience with at least one major RDBMS and NoSQL data storeExperience with containerization technologies such as Docker or KubernetesBA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent job experienceNice to haveExperience with infrastructure as code, preferably TerraformWorking knowledge in building and designing RESTful APIs.Experience with Datadog, Grafana, and SplunkFamiliarity with Agile methodologies and practicesExperience with GitOpsExperience with Apache Kafka and eventing technologiesThe 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:

$92,000.00 - $122,000.00

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