[Hiring] SRE Intern @WEX

Role Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and curious Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Intern to join our team, gain hands-on experience, and kickstart your career in reliability engineering. This is an exciting time to join the SRE transformation at WEX. Our sophisticated products power a diverse range of customer businesses, generating rich, complex telemetry data. As we scale and modernize, ensuring reliability, performance, and efficiency across our systems is crucial.

As an SRE Intern, you’ll support the team in building foundational reliability practices that keep WEX services seamless and highly available. Working alongside experienced engineers, you will learn to:

• Develop automation tools
• Improve system observability
• Assist with root cause analysis
• Gain exposure to incident management
• Build resilient, scalable systems

We operate with an agile mindset, blending engineering and operations in a collaborative environment. You’ll be surrounded by mentors who will support your learning, guide your technical growth, and help you solve real-world problems.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Assist in monitoring system reliability and performance alongside senior engineers
• Shadow team members during incident response, triage, and root cause analysis
• Write basic automation scripts to help reduce routine operational tasks
• Learn and apply best practices in system design, maintenance, and change management
• Follow established processes for testing and service deployment
• Participate in team learning activities and knowledge-sharing sessions

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Basic understanding of Linux/Unix administration, networking, and system troubleshooting
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Requirements

• Basic experience in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI)
• Awareness of cloud computing concepts (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Good understanding of version control systems (Git)
• Familiarity with developing AI-based solutions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurances
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive and market competitive benefits designed to support personal and professional well-being

Pay Range

$30.00 - $45.00