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WEX · 3 months ago

Software Engineer 2 - Data Acquisition

WEX Inc. is a company focused on Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions, and they are seeking a Software Engineer 2 - Data Acquisition to join their Data Acquisition Team. In this role, you will design and build scalable data ingestion pipelines while ensuring quality and performance across the data ecosystem.

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Responsibilities

Design and implement moderately complex ingestion pipelines that integrate with internal and external systems
Develop reusable components for data transformation, validation, and logging
Contribute to both batch and streaming ingestion flows, ensuring scalability and maintainability
Support platform observability by enhancing monitoring, alerting, and error-handling features
Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and incident investigations
Partner with data consumers to understand requirements and translate them into ingestion solutions
Improve automation and testing coverage to reduce manual effort and increase pipeline reliability

Qualification

Data pipelinesETL/ELTPythonJavaScalaStreaming frameworksCI/CDData modelingAccountabilityObservability practices

Required

B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (M.Sc. preferred). Equivalent experience considered
2–4 years of experience as a data or software engineer, ideally working with data pipelines or distributed systems
Solid programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala, with ability to write maintainable, production-ready code
Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT pipelines, schema management, and data modeling concepts
Familiarity with streaming (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Spark Streaming) or batch frameworks
Understanding of CI/CD, version control, and testing practices
Exposure to observability practices such as logging, metrics, and tracing
Strong sense of accountability and eagerness to take ownership of assigned deliverables

Benefits

Health, dental and vision insurances
Retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Health savings account
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
And more

Company

Wex is a financial technology service provider for fleet, travel and healthcare industries.

H1B Sponsorship

WEX has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (22)
2024 (10)
2023 (12)
2022 (20)
2021 (14)
2020 (18)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$900M
Key Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-02-25Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $90M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $310M

Leadership Team

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Melissa Smith
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
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Sachin Dhawan
Chief Technology Officer
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