Senior Backend Software Engineer | Data Platform

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GET TO KNOW US

Wellhub (formerly Gympass) is a corporate wellness platform that connects employees to the best partners for fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition, and sleep, all included in one subscription designed to cost less than each individual partner. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in NYC, we have a growing global team in 11 countries. At Wellhub, you have the opportunity to build a career in a high-growth tech company that places wellbeing at the foundation of its culture, and contribute to making every company a wellness company.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer to our Data Platform team in Brazil!

The Data Platform Team is responsible for building and maintaining system components that empower data engineers and analysts to achieve their business objectives. Leveraging AWS cloud infrastructure alongside open-source and in-house software, our team ensures that the data solutions are self-service, cost-effective, and secure. Our team members come from diverse technical backgrounds, including software engineering, systems administration (focusing on Kubernetes), cloud infrastructure and services, data analysis, and data governance. Despite their varied expertise, all members are committed to cross-training and mastering all relevant activities.

Example projects:

• Tooling around the query engine (Trino) that reduces costs 5x while improving query performance;


• Metastore catalog manager tool to streamline table and schema evolution (GitOps + DataOps);


• Access control system that enables ABAC access control within Trino;


• Tooling that finds the most expensive queries and provides recommendations;


• Solution that aggregates access logs and organizes them so queries are several times faster and cheaper to run.

• Advocate for improvements in software quality, security, and performance;


• Embrace the DataOps mindset to streamline and optimize repetitive tasks;


• Collaborate with Analytics Engineers and Data Analysts to drive efficiencies for their work;


• Provide tooling that improves the product development process and prevents failures;


• Ensure that knowledge is shared effectively with internal documentation and personal interaction;


• Live the mission: inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues.

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience;


• Experience using Python, Java, or similar language (Python and Java experience preferred);


• Experience using relational databases and solid SQL skills (PostgreSQL preferred);


• Familiarity with Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ, or similar;


• Familiarity with Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane, or similar;


• Understanding of distributed systems and data-intensive applications;


• Understanding of analytical data warehouses;


• Genuine interest in big data applications and their technology trends.

For this specific role, please note that prior experience in backend software engineering and SQL databases are mandatory requirements.

We're a wellness company that is committed to the health and wellbeing of our employees. Our flexible program allows you to customize your benefits, according to your needs!

WELLNESS: Health, dental, and life insurance.

FLEXIBLE WORK: At Wellhub, flexibility fosters a happier, healthier, and more productive work environment for everyone. We offer two work model options: flexible hybrid and full remote. We provide all employees with a home office stipend and a monthly flexible work allowance.

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE: Wellhubbers and their leaders can make the best decisions for their scope, including flexibility to adjust their working hours based on their personal schedule, time zone, and business needs.

WELLHUB: Access onsite gyms and fitness studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources for meditation, nutrition, mental health support, and more. You will receive the Gold plan at no cost, and other premium plans will be significantly discounted.

PAID TIME OFF: Vacations after 6 months and 3 days off per year + 1 day off for each year of tenure (up to 5 additional days) + extra day off for your birthday.

PAID PARENTAL LEAVE: We offer 100% paid parental leave to all new parents and extended maternity leave.

CAREER GROWTH: Outstanding opportunities for personal and career growth.

CULTURE: An exciting and supportive atmosphere with ambitious people from around the world!

We aim to create a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive space where everyone knows they belong. Wellhub is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.