Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
WEX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Benefits Technology team, which builds employer benefits solutions and services. The role works closely with Product Managers, customers, and other stakeholders to understand challenges in employee benefits and design customer-focused solutions that also support business needs. The engineer will build high-quality software using modern technologies and test-driven development practices, contribute to engineering processes and architecture, and support production applications through monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship or transfer now or in the future. Candidates must live within 50 miles of Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; New York City, NY; the San Francisco Bay Area, CA; or Seattle, WA.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in software engineering.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Interest in keeping up with modern technologies and design.
- Strong proficiency in Angular and/or React.
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
- Proven ability to write comprehensive unit tests and test suites.
- Strong understanding of software security principles and OWASP guidelines.
- Proficiency with Git version control and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
- Track record of delivering complex projects on schedule.
- Experience writing performant stored procedures and functions.
- Experience developing cloud-native applications and services.
- Technology must-haves: C# and Python (if applicable); Docker; modern relational database management systems such as MS SQL, Postgres, or MySQL; ASP.NET RESTful API design; Kafka or event-driven design; and modern web UI frameworks and libraries such as Angular or React.
- Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship or visa transfer at any point during employment.
- Residence within 50 miles of Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; New York City, NY; the San Francisco Bay Area, CA; or Seattle, WA.
Nice To Haves
- Kubernetes.
- Helm or ArgoCD.
- Terraform.
- GitHub Actions.
- NoSQL databases.
- GraphQL.
- Azure.
- Willingness to learn the listed nice-to-have technologies quickly.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand customers’ biggest challenges.
- Measure and inspect data, and use it to drive decisions.
- Design, test, code, and instrument new solutions.
- Strengthen and advance engineering practices, including Test-Driven Development, Behavior-Driven Development, microservice architecture, and vertical-slice architecture.
- Support live applications through proactive monitoring, rapid incident response, and continuous improvement.
- Analyze existing systems and processes to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
- Mentor peers, learn from them, and foster continuous learning within the team and organization.
- Become a subject matter expert in the functional area and relevant best practices.
- Assess unique circumstances and apply creative problem-solving to resolve issues or recommend approaches.
- Complete work independently and proactively review it with others.
- Take ownership, seek opportunities to contribute, and work with minimal supervision.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid time off
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Quarterly or annual bonus eligibility for non-sales roles, subject to role and applicable plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
