(*) This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the following locations: Boston, MA; Dallas, TX; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Portland, ME; and Washington, D.C.

About the Team/Role

WEX is a global leader in financial technology solutions, based in Portland, Maine, United States, with over 6,000 WEXers distributed in over 40 countries. We simplify the complexities of payment systems across continents and industries like Fleet, Corporate Payments, and Benefits. We look to manage employee benefits, streamline how companies pay and get paid by suppliers, save on fuel costs, or modernize how companies manage their fleet, WEX solutions reduce administrative burdens.

In this role, you will play an important role in the design and analysis of software projects with a high level of technical experience. We need someone excited about solving problems and being able to juggle multiple items in a day, taking joy in being very efficient in driving items through a pipeline process. Primary responsibilities may include planning, designing, developing and testing software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products. Other responsibilities may include solving current reported problems and finding opportunities to resolve those with long-term solutions.

Join our vibrant team to collaborate on thrilling projects where innovation thrives in a dynamic environment.

How you'll make an impact

Directs the activities of a software systems development function, software applications development function, and a software quality assurance function for software enhancements and new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

You will be expected to:

• Support applications both during and outside business hours;

• Research issues and Service Requests quickly and efficiently;

• Engage in discussions and propose solutions;

• Support production deployments, which occur on evenings and weekends. Contribute to post-deployment application validation. Quickly troubleshoot, evaluate, and resolve any issues that arise;

• Participate in and lead team meetings and feature discussions;

• Create basic designs for new and existing features;

• Develop solutions that can be performant, scalable, consistent, and supportable that can be accomplished within the available scope, time, and budget;

• Participate in code reviews within the team and across other teams to ensure implementations adhere to goals, standards, and best practices;

• Deliver software that meets requirements by learning the product area to provide the best long-term solutions;

• Write code that is testable at all levels (unit, integration, and end-to-end.);

• Assist in increasing unit test coverage;

• Review requirements and provide meaningful and timely feedback to improve them;

• Ask questions to ensure requirements are feasible, implementation is efficient, and the design is aligned with the technical direction set by your team and Architects;

• Participate in the estimation and prioritization of project requests;

• Establish relationships with Architects, Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers, and Business Analysts to collaborate on design and delivery decisions;

• Contribute to the prioritization of performance improvements and technical debt;

• Understand common security vulnerabilities and best practices defined by Architects to reduce the risk of security threats;

• Design and develop technical solutions in all environments, resulting in an increased level of throughput. Others use your code as an example to learn from;

• Understand your team's product domain and act as an internal subject matter expert;

• Basic knowledge of multiple product domains;

• Able to discuss application behavior and technology outside of the Development department in both a technical and business communication style;

• Help others complete tasks to accomplish goals;

• Step into other roles to ensure project deadlines are met;

• Serve as a mentor with the ability to onboard new Software Engineers, ensuring they have the proper tools and knowledge to become productive quickly;

• Participate in the interview process and provide valuable hiring recommendations;

• Provide technical and domain guidance to internal and external team members;

• Lead features or components through the full software deployment lifecycle, including integration, customer feedback, release, and support phases;

• Recommend ways to distribute work across your team to increase development efficiency.

Experience you'll bring

• Relevant experience typical in this role;

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field;

• Experience with tools and programming languages defined by Development Managers specific to their teams;

• Strong knowledge of Software Development Fundamentals and Processes, Design, Documentation, Testing, and tools;

• Effective in a distributed team environment;

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Hands-on experience with automated testing tools to assist with unit testing.

• It would be great if you had already had the opportunity to work:

• Perform effectively in a cross-functional team environment to ensure successful execution and delivery of project commitments;

• Demonstrate expertise in a domain as evidenced by others seeking your peer reviews, advice, and problem-solving;

• Communicate priorities and dependencies across teams to ensure successful execution and delivery of commitments;

• Build relationships with Business Analysts, Quality Assurance Engineers, Architects, Product Owners, Support, Management, Configuration Management, Database Administrators, etc.