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Job Details
Notes to applicants:
Job Description:
About Dimensional:
Dimensional was built around a set of ideas bigger than the firm itself. With a confidence in markets, deep connections to the academic community, and a focus on implementation, we go where the science leads, and continue to pursue new insights, both large and small, that can benefit our clients.
The Technology Department at Dimensional leverages the rapidly evolving state of the art to engineer scalable, innovative, and research driven solutions to improve our client's financial lives.
The Platform Engineers at Dimensional are focused on leading, designing and developing the platform and services that underpin all of all Dimensional' s applications and business processes across a variety of technical domains. Services that support the software development process are key components of the platform, as they provide our engineering teams with tools, processes, and infrastructure to develop software for our business.
We are looking for a hands-on engineer to join our team and own the platform's strategy for application services. This strategy includes supporting the platform's current capabilities in addition to evolving them for future use.
You may be a fit for this role if you:
What you might work on:
As a Senior Platform Engineer at Dimensional, you will have the opportunity to work on foundational systems using software to define, secure, and automate a sophisticated service offering consumed by application developers, business users, and clients to achieve their goals and Dimensional's technology strategy.
Qualifications:
Preferred Competencies:
PostgreSQLsql, MSSQL, MongoDB, SQLServer, Redis, Airflow, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Postgresql, MSSQL, MongoDB, SQLServer, Redis, Ddocker, Kubernetes
#LIRemote
Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.
It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.
- Dimensional sees great value from collaborating in our offices and appreciates the benefits of flexibility. Most roles fit our office-first hybrid approach: We are together on our campuses Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and have the choice to work in the office or remotely, depending on what is best for that work day, on Mondays and Fridays. This approach maximizes in-person collaboration and interaction while simultaneously providing flexibility and applies to most roles globally with a few exceptions that require more or less time in the office. Please discuss with your Recruiter to confirm the details for this specific role.
- Resumes and portfolios (when applicable) are required as part of your application. When applying from a mobile device or tablet, you may not be able to attach a resume. If you cannot include an attachment at the time of your application, you will receive a follow up email asking you to attach your resume from a computer.
- Here at Dimensional, we strive to be an inclusive workplace for all. Even if you do not match every qualification listed, if you are interested in who we are, what we do, and why we do it, we suggest and encourage you to apply.
- The use of Artificial Intelligence during interviews and skill testing is prohibited, unless Dimensional Fund Advisors has authorized such use.
- If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, such accommodation is available upon request.
Job Description:
About Dimensional:
Dimensional was built around a set of ideas bigger than the firm itself. With a confidence in markets, deep connections to the academic community, and a focus on implementation, we go where the science leads, and continue to pursue new insights, both large and small, that can benefit our clients.
The Technology Department at Dimensional leverages the rapidly evolving state of the art to engineer scalable, innovative, and research driven solutions to improve our client's financial lives.
The Platform Engineers at Dimensional are focused on leading, designing and developing the platform and services that underpin all of all Dimensional' s applications and business processes across a variety of technical domains. Services that support the software development process are key components of the platform, as they provide our engineering teams with tools, processes, and infrastructure to develop software for our business.
We are looking for a hands-on engineer to join our team and own the platform's strategy for application services. This strategy includes supporting the platform's current capabilities in addition to evolving them for future use.
You may be a fit for this role if you:
- Are open-minded, curious, and resourceful
- Are passionate about/stay current with modern technologies
- Solve problems systematically and transparently
- Share ideas, solicit/integrate feedback, design and solve collaboratively
- Take a software engineering approach and demonstrate automation and security mindsets
What you might work on:
As a Senior Platform Engineer at Dimensional, you will have the opportunity to work on foundational systems using software to define, secure, and automate a sophisticated service offering consumed by application developers, business users, and clients to achieve their goals and Dimensional's technology strategy.
- Design, implement, and own software and systems that comprise platform services.
- Develop software solutions using scripting, back-end, and/or front-end technologies.
- Build automation to support the configuration, testing, and deployment of software and infrastructure.
- Engage with application development teams to drive event driven integration best practices and assist with their utilization of tools, processes, and services.
- Lead projects comprising of multiple teams to deliver business goals.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts in a variety of areas to drive the success of our developers, business users, and clients.
- Architect and implement automated versions of technical business processes.
- Partner with technical product owners to define service roadmaps.
- Engage with internal customers and assist with their utilization of platform services
- Own the strategy for one or more services including design/implementation, roadmap, and transition to operations.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and drive changes to service offerings, as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
- 5-10+ years of experience developing a modern software-driven infrastructure and/or platform services.
- 5+ years of experience architecting, implementing, and supporting developer platforms, systems, and services.
- Experience developing software in Python and/or JavaScript.
- Expertise with Infrastructure as code (Terraform) and configuration management (Ansible).
- Familiarity with Linux and related technologies.
- Familiarity with Windows and related technologies.
- Experience with agile/scrum methodologies and the tools that support them.
- Comfortable learning and troubleshooting vendor software systems.
- Experience with most of the following: cloud and on-prem compute, storage, networking, CI/CD, event messaging, workflow orchestration, monitoring/alerting, relational/noSQL/cache databases, containers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate complex concepts to various audiences helping them to understand the benefits of technologies and recommended course of action.
Preferred Competencies:
- Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed
- Experience working in or with an SRE or DevOps team
- Financial services industry experience
- Experience with many of the following:
PostgreSQLsql, MSSQL, MongoDB, SQLServer, Redis, Airflow, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Postgresql, MSSQL, MongoDB, SQLServer, Redis, Ddocker, Kubernetes
#LIRemote
Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.
It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.
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