PRINCIPAL SWE, DATA LAKE ENGINEERING

Company: WEX, Inc.
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 19, 2024

Job Description:

This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the following locations: Portland, ME; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; and San Francisco Bay Area, CA.
Make sure to read the full description below, and please apply immediately if you are confident you meet all the requirements.
About the Team/RoleWe are looking for a highly motivated, technically deep, and experienced Software Engineer to join the org and build out the Data Lake Platform for Wex.This Principal SWE will report to the Sr Director of Data Lake Engineering located in the San Francisco Bay Area. This role can also be in Chicago, Portland, Maine (Wex HQ), or Boston. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader with deep technical expertise in building and scaling data lake environments, coupled with strong people leadership and communication skills to drive alignment across the organization.How you'll make an impact

• Lead and drive the development of technology and platform for the company's Data Lake needs, ensuring the functional richness, reliability, performance, and flexibility of the Data Lake Platform.
• Help design the architecture and lead the implementation of the Data Lake platform and services.
• Challenge the status quo and hold a high bar to drive for better technical solutions to effectively serve all the needs in the broad risk area of Wex.
• Guide your team to leverage data and/or AI technology or tools in your design and development for high productivity and better solution quality.
• Closely partner with other senior engineers across the organizations at Wex to deeply understand the business needs and jointly come up with technical solutions.
• Partner closely with information security teams to ensure the security and privacy of data, implementing encryption and access controls as required.
• Partner with solutions architecture and LOB product and engineering orgs on integrations of the Data Lake Platform with their products/systems.
• Engage with external partners and vendors to evaluate technologies and services that complement the company's Data Lake strategy.
• Create, prioritize, communicate, manage, and execute roadmaps, project plans, and commitments.
• Report on the status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to management and partners.
• Drive the technical vision and strategy of Data Lake to serve the business needs for the near term and long term.
• Set a high bar, and provide technical guidance and effective training & mentorship to the engineering teams.
• Set clear, measurable quality goals for your group in a data-driven way.
• Partner with the security org and SRE org to ensure continuous improvement and meeting of security requirements.
• Take strong financial responsibility for your team.
• Hold yourself and your team accountable for delivering quality results using defined OKRs.
• Advise Senior Leadership team on complex situations that impact our organization.
• Provide strategic thought leadership on business initiatives using your deep technical and business industry expertise.Experience you'll bring
  • A technically deep and innovative Software Engineer leader able to act and deliver to the business needs.
  • 15-20 years of software design and development experience at a large scale.
  • Strong software development skills in your chosen programming language, but ready and willing to learn and program in Java and Python.
  • Broad understanding of Data Lakehouse formats like Apache Hudi, Apache Iceberg or Delta Lake is a big plus.
  • Demonstrable experience in Spark programming.
  • Experience with Spark on DBT with AWS Glue or Apache Polaris is a plus.
  • Broad understanding of cloud architecture tools and services, such as S3, EMR, Kubernetes, Lambda functions.
  • Deep technically; hands-on in architecture design, development, deployment, and production operation; familiar with agile software development and modern development tools.
  • Rich experience and deep expertise in the areas of Big Data and large scale data platforms, especially in Data Lake.
  • Highly experienced and deep understanding of CI/CD automation.
  • Rich experience in combined engineering practice and agile development.
  • Excellent analytical skills; Capability in identifying and resolving complex problems.
  • An understanding of and experience in payment organizations is a plus.
  • A mentor to individual contributors of different seniority levels and expertise.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a related field. A higher degree in a related field is a plus.Leadership & Personal Characteristics
    • Demonstrates a collaborative, engaging, mission-driven style with good listening skills.
    • Champions a culture of high standards, pushes for progress, embraces change and challenges the status quo.
    • Able to operate in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment with a hands-on approach.
    • Leads with empathy and promotes a culture of trust, transparency, fairness, innovation, collaboration, inclusion, and diversity of thought.
    • Communicates effectively in small and large group formats.
    • Talent magnet, talent developer and talent scout that proactively engages external talent.
    • Possesses a high level of intellectual curiosity and learning agility.
    • Understands nuance and how to drive change through influence across a complex business.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: $189,000.00 - $251,000.00
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