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Software Engineer – DevOps Platform

Wealthfront
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Engineering - DevOps
Salary
$150,000 - $189,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Linux system administration skills
  • Software engineering skills
  • Experience with automation in infrastructure operations
  • Familiarity with AWS environments
  • Experience with open source technologies such as containers, MariaDB, NGINX, Jenkins, and Chef
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Go and Java
What the job really is

As a Software Engineer on the DevOps Platform team, you will utilize your Linux system administration and software engineering skills to build and maintain infrastructure and core services in both data centers and the cloud. Your role will involve automating infrastructure operations, ensuring high-quality software development through testing and automation, and enabling developers to manage their systems end-to-end.

Benefits
  • medical
  • vision
  • dental
  • 401K plan
  • generous time off
  • parental leave
Things to weigh
  • no specific mention of remote work options
  • the role emphasizes automation heavily, which may require a strong focus on DevOps practices
  • the company size is around 350 employees, with half in engineering, which may influence team dynamics
Job score4.2/5
Benefits5/5
Freshness3/5
Career value4/5
Role clarity4/5
Pay transparency5/5

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