WEX · 2 weeks ago
Mid Software Engineer
WEX is an innovative global commerce platform and payments technology company looking to simplify the business of doing business for customers. The Mid Software Engineer will join the Risk Engineering team to design, develop, and deploy microservices while collaborating with stakeholders to address customer needs and enhance risk management strategies.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and deploy new features and functionalities for our microservices platform at a small to medium level of complexity
Focus on building robust and scalable microservices, including defining service boundaries, choosing appropriate communication protocols, and implementing service discovery
Leverage and contribute to our CI/CD pipelines, including implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform
Practice agile development methodologies like TDD and BDD within a microservices and event-driven architecture
Practice using data and/or AI technology or tools in solutions you design/develop for more effective business outcomes and better customer experience as well as in your design & and development work for high productivity and better solution quality
Analyze data to understand risk problems and build effective solutions
Support live microservices, including proactive monitoring, rapid incident response, and continuous improvement through automation
Analyze system performance and identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement
Build and maintain a platform for deploying, managing, and monitoring microservices, including tools for containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and observability (e.g., Datadog, Splunk)
Implement and enforce best practices for microservices development, such as API gateways, circuit breakers, and service-level agreements (SLAs)
Collaborate effectively with partners/stakeholders to understand customer needs and business challenges
Take strong ownership and be proactive
Actively participate in technical discussions and code reviews with peers
Mentor junior engineers and learn from senior engineers
Foster a culture of continuous learning within the team
Develop and maintain tools and frameworks to support the development and testing of microservices (e.g., API documentation, testing frameworks)
Ensure all work adheres to team processes and best practices
Eager to learn and explore new technology and innovative approaches to improve effectiveness and productivity. Bring the learnings to the team to grow together
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
Strong foundation in Computer Science and Software Engineering concepts, principles, and methodologies
Ability to apply Computer Science and Software Engineering concepts to problem-solving
Independently complete work at a small/medium level of complexity with minimal guidance
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages (such as Java, C#, Golang, or Python) with a strong understanding of TDD
Experience with CI/CD automation
Experience with building and deploying applications in cloud environments using Docker Containers and Kubernetes
Understanding of microservices architectures, including concepts like service discovery, load balancing, and API gateways
Familiarity with event-driven architectures, message queues (e.g., Kafka), and stream processing frameworks
Preferred
Experience with scripting languages, preferably TypeScript
Experience with Salesforce API integration
Company
WEX
Wex is a financial technology service provider for fleet, travel and healthcare industries.
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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
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