What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jr. Software Engineer, Data Lake Engineering position at WEX Brazil Technology Services?
About the Team / RoleWe are looking for a highly motivated and high-potential entry-level Engineer to join our Data Lake engineering team to make significant contributions to our Data Lakehouse product and grow your career.This is a really exciting time to be in the Data Lake engineering team at WEX. The team has an opportunity to create a brand new Data Lakehouse that powers our Data, AI and machine learning initiatives. We work with cutting-edge technologies like AWS, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes to create a dynamic environment that supports the development and deployment of AI models at scale.We have challenging problems with huge business impact potential for you to work on and grow. We also have a strong team with highly talented and skillful engineers and leaders to support, guide, and coach you.If you dream to be a strong engineer who can solve tough problems, generate big impacts, and grow fast, this is a great opportunity for you!How you’ll make an impactCollaborate with partners / stakeholders to understand the requirements of our Data and AI development teams and key challenges.Learn and practice designing, building, and maintaining a Data Lakehouse on AWS and Azure to support Data and AI / ML workloads.Gain hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).Learn and implement CI / CD pipelines for automating the deployment and management of AI infrastructure.Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of production Data Lakehouse infrastructure.Learn to analyze system performance data to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.Learn from your peers and foster continuous learning of new cloud technologies and best practices.Learn our team’s processes and best practices and apply them to given tasks with help from peers and your manager. Make sure to understand the underlying problems you try to solve with these tasks, and your implementations effectively address these problems in a reliable and sustainable way.Partner with team members in development and problem-solving.Proactively seek reviews from senior engineers on your work to ensure quality.Experience you’ll bringBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. OR demonstrable equivalent deep understanding, experience, and capability.Goo experience in software engineering or cloud infrastructure is a plus.Demonstrable programming skills in a 3GL strongly-typed language like Java, Python, C / C or Golang.Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication, and collaboration skills.Highly self-motivated and eager to learn. Always watching out for new technologies and adopting appropriate ones for improving your productivity, as well as the quality & effectiveness of your deliverables.Capable of designing good solutions for small / medium scale problems or components.Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), networking, and automation is a plus.Some understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) is a plus.Passionate and interested in AI / ML technologies and cloud infrastructure.Passionate about understanding and solving complex technical challenges.
