Wealthsimple is hiring a
Senior Software Developer

Summary

The job is for a Data Developer in Wealthsimple's Platform Engineering team. The role involves designing, administering, maintaining data systems, building data pipelines, and ensuring their reliability. The candidate should have 3+ years of experience as a data developer with proficiency in Python, Redis, AWS Elasticache, NoSQL databases, database performance tuning, and hands-on knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience as a data developer. This may include, but is not limited to, prior roles in solutions architecture, software engineering, or software development
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python and data transformation
• Experience with Redis, Enterprise Redis, AWS Elasticache and NoSQL databases like DynamoDB
• An ability to understand how to organize and consolidate customers' data in various formats and from various source applications
• Experience with database performance tuning and optimization
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform
• Working knowledge of Postgres databases
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Experience with design and implementation of high performance systems with reliable monitoring and logging

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders across different product domains, infrastructure, and leadership, driving data related technical problems at scale
• Design, administer, maintain, and provide capacity planning for data systems such as Redis, Oracle, Postgres, etc
• Design, build, and launch data pipelines at scale to move data across Wealthsimple's platform with API, SQL/PostgreSQL technologies
• Work in partnership with stakeholders to understand client integration requirements and business processes with our data stores
• Ensure the reliability, security, and performance of integration solutions through rigorous testing and quality assurance
• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, including technical specifications, code documentation, and progress reports
• Ensure data stores scalability through proactive analysis and thorough capacity planning

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
• Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
• 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
• Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
• 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
• A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
• Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year