Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity

OneVest is a fast-growing technology company on a mission to Power the Worlds Wealth by revolutionizing how financial institutions deliver wealth management services. We are an innovative team that thrives on creativity collaboration and the pursuit of excellence. Weve been listed as one of Forbess best start-up employers and named on the WealthTech100 list for 2024. OneVest is backed by notable investors including Salesforce Ventures Allianz Life Ventures TIAA Ventures OMERS Ventures Fin Capital Deloitte Ventures and more. If youre passionate about finance technology and making a real impact this is the perfect opportunity to be part of something big.

Are you passionate about empowering developers and streamlining the software development lifecycle Do you thrive on optimizing processes building robust tooling and fostering a seamless developer experience Were seeking a talented experienced and self-starting Staff Software Engineer to join as a founding member of our Developer Productivity team. In this pivotal role youll report directly to the VP of Engineering and you will be instrumental in shaping the way our engineering teams build test deploy and monitor software directly impacting their efficiency satisfaction and ultimately the success of our products.

What Youll Do:

• Optimize CI/CD Pipelines: Design implement and maintain highly efficient scalable and reliable CI/CD pipelines across various services and applications. This includes identifying bottlenecks introducing automation and leveraging best practices to accelerate delivery cycles.
• Configure & Maintain Developer Tooling: Evaluate integrate and optimize a wide array of developer tools and platforms ensuring they are well-configured performant and meet the evolving needs of our engineering teams. This could include source control systems IDE extensions code analysis tools artifact repositories and more.
• Datadog Monitoring & Alerting: Architect implement and manage comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions within Datadog for our development and production environments. This includes defining key metrics creating insightful dashboards setting up effective alerts and collaborating with engineering teams to interpret data and troubleshoot issues.
• Improve Developer Workflows: Identify pain points and opportunities for improvement in the end-to-end developer workflow from local development setups to production deployments. Propose and implement solutions that enhance developer productivity and reduce cognitive load.
• Build Internal Tools & Services: Develop and maintain internal tools scripts and services that automate repetitive tasks provide self-service capabilities and enhance the overall developer experience.
• Promote Best Practices: Champion and educate engineering teams on best practices for software development testing deployment and operational excellence.
• Troubleshoot & Support: Provide expert support and troubleshooting for developer tooling CI/CD issues and production incidents related to our platform.
• Collaboration & Communication: Collaborate closely with engineering teams SRE and product management to understand their needs gather feedback and ensure our developer platform aligns with company goals.
• Stay Current: Continuously research and evaluate new technologies tools and industry trends related to developer experience and productivity advocating for their adoption where appropriate.

What Were Looking For:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in software development DevOps or a related platform engineering role with a strong focus on developer productivity.
• Proven expertise in designing implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines (e.g. using Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions CircleCI Azure DevOps Spinnaker).
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with developer tooling and ecosystems (e.g. Git Docker Kubernetes various programming language build tools static analysis tools).
• Extensive experience with monitoring and alerting platforms particularly Datadog including dashboarding alert configuration and custom metric integration.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g. Python Go Bash).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure) and infrastructure-as-code principles (Terraform CloudFormation) is highly desirable.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for optimizing complex systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse technical teams.
• A proactive and empathetic approach to improving the developer experience.

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Familiarity with container orchestration technologies (Kubernetes).
• Contributions to open-source projects related to developer tools or platforms.
• Experience in a rapidly scaling organization.

What Its Like To Work With Us:

• Culture: Its fun rewarding fast-paced - and we build cool stuff too!
• Vacation: 4 weeks of vacation in addition to a company wide shutdown between Christmas and New Year
• Flexibility: A flexible & hybrid working environment
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive Group Health Dental and Vision Benefit Plan right from the start
• Equity: Employee Stock Option Purchase Plan

Sound like a good fit Apply today!
Dont meet every single requirement We encourage you to apply anyways. If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we would still like to review your resume. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

OneVest is dedicated to fostering a diverse equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds including those with visible and non-visible disabilities. If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment and selection process please reach out to and well be happy to support you.