clearwateranalytics
Staff Platform Development Engineer
Office - Chicago · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$148k-$201kDetected 13 days ago
PythonJavaSwiftBashFull-Stack DevelopmentGitPostgreSQLMySQLAWSCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformAnsibleHelmCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsLinuxPrometheusGrafanaDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringData Engineering
About the role
- We move fast, take ownership, and operate with a low-ego, high-output mentality.
- Engineers here have real impact - not just tickets to close.
- If you want to work on problems that actually matter in FinTech - at serious scale - you've found the right team.
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge of Java applications and JVM internals - tuning, GC analysis, heap profiling - given the prevalence of Java-based financial platform services.
- Working knowledge of relational database systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and non-relational/time-series data stores in the context of financial data platforms.
- Experience with secrets management and certificate lifecycle tooling (HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk, Let's Encrypt / internal PKI).
- Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field - or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to have
- Architect and operate CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation in collaboration with software engineering and release management teams
- Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor solutions
- make architectural recommendations grounded in operational maturity and business impact.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
- contribute to team documentation, runbooks, and internal knowledge base standards.
- 7+ years of experience in platform engineering, Linux systems administration, or DevOps/SRE roles - with at least 3 years in a financial services or FinTech environment.
- Deep, hands-on expertise with RHEL and Debian-based Linux distributions (Ubuntu preferred)
- strong command-line proficiency and systems-level diagnostic ability.
Compensation
- $148,200.00 - $200,851.85 This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.
- Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living).
- The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.
Benefits
- For this role, benefits include: health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), PTO, parental leave, and medical leave, STD/LTD insurance benefits.
Equal opportunity
- Clearwater Analytics is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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