Software Build Engineer

Software Build Engineer - Core Data Platform Team, EIS
Full-Time, Hybrid (Boston or Springfield)
The Opportunity
You will join the Core Data Platform team, which builds and maintains a suite of tools powering over 2,100 data pipelines in production across MassMutual. As a Software Build Engineer, you'll manage the cloud infrastructure that supports this platform in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. You'll recommend and evaluate new technologies, contribute to code and patterns, and play a key role in shaping the future of data engineering at MassMutual.
The Team
You'll be a key part of our esteemed Core Data Platform team, focused on enabling and accelerating the delivery of new data pipelines and products. You'll help support a thriving user community of over 12 data engineering teams, located both on-shore and off-shore. Our team is technical, highly motivated, and excels at working in a fast-paced and always evolving environment with agility and resilience. We regularly collaborate to establish enterprise strategy, working closely with architecture, governance, and enterprise infrastructure teams.
The Impact

• Design, develop, and improve build and deployment standards and processes (e.g., CI/CD, orchestration, scheduling) to accelerate delivery and ensure reliability of data pipelines.
• Develop and maintain core infrastructure to deliver scalable, robust, and highly available systems, directly supporting 12+ data engineering teams.
• Evaluate and recommend emergent technologies, tools, processes, and reference architectures, driving innovation and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the design and development of new software components, enhancing platform capabilities.
• Define version control best practices and automate enforcement where appropriate.
• Improve monitoring and logging using technologies such as OpenTelemetry and New Relic, enhancing system observability and reducing downtime.
• Identify areas for process improvement and automation, increasing efficiency and reducing manual effort.
• Collaborate closely with Enterprise Infrastructure, Architecture, and Governance teams, providing mentorship to developers as appropriate.
• Work in an Agile development environment, attending daily stand-up meetings and delivering incremental improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
• Cloud: 5+ years of experience working in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS) using infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform or CloudFormation to provision infrastructure.

Ideal Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Code: 2+ years of experience as a Python or Java developer.
• Build & Deployment: Excellent understanding of build and continuous integration and deployment tools (e.g., Github Actions, Artifactory).
• Communication: Excellent communication, problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Design: Strong foundation in algorithms, design patterns, and writing efficient code.
• Workflow: Knowledge of orchestration and scheduling tools (e.g., Apache Airflow).
• Data: Understanding of data processing technologies such as Apache Spark and Apache Kafka.
• Autonomy: Able to work independently and provide leadership to small teams of developers.

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

• Regular collaboration with Enterprise Infrastructure, Architecture, Governance and Data Engineering teams
• Focused one-on-one time with your manager
• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQIA+, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
• Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits

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Salary Range: $128,000-$168,000