WEX · 3 hours ago
Sr. Staff Software Engineer | Data Acquisition
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $180K/yr
10+ years expWEX is a company scaling its Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform, and they are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the evolution of their data acquisition platform. This role involves designing a flexible ingestion framework and ensuring data quality while working on foundational platform problems at scale.
Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of scalable, high-throughput data acquisition systems that integrate internal and external data sources across domains
Architect core platform components—such as data routing, transformation orchestration, lineage tracking, and schema evolution—using sound software engineering principles
Implement a modular ingestion framework capable of supporting streaming and batch pipelines with varying latencies and SLAs
Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and establish best practices in code quality, performance optimization, testing, and platform observability
Collaborate with domain teams to understand data integration needs and accelerate onboarding through reusable patterns and automation
Partner closely with the Control Plane and DataOps teams to integrate orchestration, lineage, access control, and validation into the core ingestion process
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software or platform engineering with a focus on distributed systems, high-volume data processing, or data platform architecture
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required
Deep understanding of data acquisition patterns at scale—including change data capture (CDC), event-driven ingestion, streaming frameworks, and asynchronous integration models
Strong architectural experience with large-scale systems—you've built or led platforms that handle tens of millions to billions of records per day
Experience building internal data platforms or ingestion frameworks that abstract complexity and accelerate domain adoption
Strong programming expertise in a systems language (e.g., Python, Java, Scala, or Go)
Strong appreciation for platform reliability, security, testability, and documentation as part of scalable engineering
Experience integrating with a variety of source systems (e.g., CRM, ERP, telemetry, external APIs), and solving for schema evolution, observability, and error recovery
Excellent communication skills and a passion for building platforms that empower others
Preferred
Masters degree preferred
Benefits
Health, dental and vision insurances
Retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Health savings account
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Company
WEX
Wex is a financial technology service provider for fleet, travel and healthcare industries.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-02-25Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $90M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $310M
Leadership Team
Melissa Smith
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Sachin Dhawan
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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