Software Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Software Engineer with a DevOps focus to join our Trading Platform Engineering team within Investment Implementation & Trading (IIT) Technology.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Software Engineer with a DevOps focus to join our Trading Platform Engineering team within Investment Implementation & Trading (IIT) Technology. In this position, you will help build, automate, and operate our trading platform. This role combines software engineering with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and production reliability. You’ll work closely with technology team members and business partners to deliver resilient systems and continuously improve how we build and run software.

Responsibilities

• Build and support components of Wellington’s trading platform in partnership with trading and technology teams, leveraging AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity and code quality
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and efficient software delivery, incorporating AI-assisted automation and validation
• Develop infrastructure and automation in AWS using Infrastructure as Code, utilizing AI-assisted tooling to accelerate provisioning and configuration
• Improve system reliability through monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices, applying AI-driven insights for observability and anomaly detection
• Partners with developers, QA, and architecture teams to ensure scalable, secure, and performant solutions, using AI tools to enhance collaboration and solution design
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and contribute to continuous improvement, leveraging AI-assisted diagnostics and incident analysis
• Contribute to engineering standards, including code quality, testing, and release practices, incorporating AI-assisted code reviews and test generation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or related roles
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python preferred)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and cloud-native concepts (compute, networking, IAM, logging/monitoring)
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and source control (Git)
• Exposure to infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Understanding of monitoring, logging, and production support practices
• Experience with tools such as Jenkins, Elasticsearch, and Grafana (or comparable CI/observability tooling)
• Hands-on experience in SQL or other relational database technologies is desirable
• Experience in Cloud Ops and infrastructure automation (e.g., automated provisioning, configuration, and operational runbooks)
• Working knowledge of reliability practices such as monitoring/alerting, incident response, and root-cause analysis in a production environment

Preferred Experience

• Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS) and microservices architectures
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Elasticsearch)
• Exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles
• AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar)

What We Value

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Ownership mindset and attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Interest in continuous learning and improving systems at scale

Pay

USD 80,000 - 150,000

Schedule

Work from office 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Health and wellbeing
• Dental
• Vision
• Pharmacy coverage
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts and commuter program
• Employee assistance program
• Life and disability insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Back-up childcare
• Tuition/CFA reimbursement
• Paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)