Director of Software Engineering

WEX•Seattle, WA

1d•Remote

About The Position

WEX is a global leader in financial technology solutions, based in Portland, Maine, with over 7,000 employees across more than 40 countries. The company simplifies payment systems for industries like Fleet, Corporate Payments, and Benefits, aiming to reduce administrative burdens by managing employee benefits, streamlining supplier payments, saving on fuel costs, and modernizing fleet management. This role is for a seasoned Director of Engineering within WEX's Mobility organization, leading an engineering team responsible for core services for Mobility products. The Mobility team is global, with members in the USA, India, and Brazil, and provides Vehicle Management and Payments-centric SaaS and PaaS solutions to North American customers. WEX Mobility Payment products facilitate credit issuance to fleet companies and their employees through WEX Credit Cards, which can be used at fueling stations and selected merchants, with configurable spend controls for fleet managers.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline
10 years of experience in software engineering
5 years of engineering management experience managing individual contributors and managers
Expertise in microservices, REST apis and deployment using cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure
Strong understanding of security and compliance requirements in cloud and data environments
Excellent leadership, team-building, and dynamic decision-making skills
Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Nice To Haves

Experience building credit card products, or experience developing solutions in a scheme/network
Experience building or managing fleet systems
Experience working on card payments using ISO8583
Experience working with geographically distributed teams, and ability to craft self-managing distributed teams

Responsibilities

Analyze various Mobility products to outline cross-cutting and core capabilities to develop, drive and execute a long-term vision and strategy for WEX Mobility Core services
Define and implement a comprehensive architectural roadmap for Mobility Core services, aligning with business objectives and industry best practices
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, empowerment, and continuous learning within the engineering teams
Continuously challenge the status quo and implement mechanisms to reduce time-to-market using efficient engineering methods
Collaborate with other Mobility engineering teams to reuse development practices and components to reduce duplication
Craft, lead, manage, and grow high-performance engineering teams
Hire, coach, promote, and retain high performers to achieve WEX goals
Work closely with product and commercial partners to drive, prioritize, and work backwards from the customer requirements and exceed expected outcomes
Drive effective monthly, weekly, and quarterly mechanisms to plan, execute, and audit workstreams
Establish a robust and clear engineering roadmap to maintain clarity and motivation for the engineering team
Maintain career growth plans and provide monthly and quarterly feedback for individuals’ continual progress
Establish measurement of metrics-driven dev productivity across Mobility engineering team
Comfortably present, influence, and communicate to senior leadership team
Provide regular updates and insights to senior leadership on the challenges and opportunities within the Mobility Payments domain