[Remote] Platform Engineer at Ben

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, Benefits, HR TechIndustries

Requirements

Have built cost-effective, secure systems in AWS - understand the trade-offs between different services and can make pragmatic infrastructure decisions
Are comfortable with containerised applications (run on ECS/Fargate) and have used Infrastructure as Code tooling like Terraform to manage cloud resources
Have worked extensively with monitoring and observability tools (use Datadog and Sentry) and know how to debug issues in production
Can write solid shell and Python scripts to automate common tasks and build internal tooling
Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences - can explain complex infrastructure decisions to product teams and leadership

Responsibilities

Infrastructure Automation: Set up infrastructure components using Terraform (via Terragrunt) with maintainability, scalability & reliability in mind
Developer Tooling: Tooling and processes to support product squads in increasing the speed, reliability and visibility of their development workflows
Observability: Tooling and processes to improve monitoring, logging, events and tracing at both the infrastructure and application layer
Collaborating: Working with product squads to deliver infrastructure to support new services/features in a secure and scalable manner
Resource Optimisation: Working to right-size services and implement features such as auto-scaling to increase the cost effectiveness of the platform and reduce waste
Security: Collaborating with the security squad on projects to increase security posture, such as improving least privilege approach to IAM roles for users and services
Documentation: Maintaining clear and up-to-date documentation for systems and procedures to increase product squad self-service

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

TerraformTerragruntInfrastructure AutomationDeveloper ToolingObservabilityMonitoringLoggingTracingAuto-scalingIAMSecurityDocumentation

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this position remote?

Yes, this is a fully remote position.

What skills are required for the Platform Engineer role?

Required skills include building cost-effective, secure AWS systems, working with containerized applications on ECS/Fargate, using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code, experience with monitoring tools like Datadog and Sentry, and writing shell and Python scripts for automation.

What is the company culture like at Ben?

The team is small with high autonomy, ownership, and responsibility in a fast-paced environment. They emphasize having fun, shipping on time, and taking life-work balance seriously.

What makes a strong candidate for this Platform Engineer position?

Strong candidates are self-starters who thrive in fast-paced environments with high autonomy, can communicate complex infrastructure decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, and have hands-on experience building secure, scalable AWS systems.

What is the salary or compensation for this role?

This information is not specified in the job description.

Ben

SaaS platform for managing employee benefits

About Ben

Ben offers a platform that simplifies employee benefits management for businesses. It allows HR departments and employees to access various benefits, such as health and dental, through the Ben Card, which provides preferred rates. The platform operates on a subscription-based SaaS model and stands out by automating benefits administration and providing a user-friendly self-serve interface for employees. Ben's goal is to enhance the benefits experience for both employers and employees while offering cost savings through its broker network.

London, United KingdomHeadquarters

2019Year Founded

$18.9MTotal Funding

SERIES_ACompany Stage

Consulting, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

201-500Employees

Risks

Increased competition from HRtech startups could dilute Ben's market share.

Economic downturns may lead to reduced spending on employee benefits.

Data privacy concerns and regulations pose challenges for managing sensitive information.

Differentiation

Ben combines SaaS platform with per-employee Mastercards for personalized benefits.

The Ben Card offers access to hundreds of additional benefit options.

Ben's platform integrates with existing HR tools for seamless benefits management.

Upsides

Ben raised $16 million to enhance its software and payments technology.

Increased demand for flexible benefits platforms due to remote work trends.

Growing interest in financial wellness programs as part of employee benefits.

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