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WEX · 5 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer | Semantic Data Modeling

WEX is reimagining its enterprise data platform, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Semantic Data Modeling Team. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining core data objects to transform raw data into meaningful business assets.

Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsSoftware
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design and implement semantically consistent, scalable 360 data models that integrate data across domains
Build and maintain transformation pipelines that apply cleansing, standardization, enrichment, and derived logic to domain datasets
Write production-quality, testable code in SQL and Python (or equivalent)—delivering performant and maintainable data assets
Work closely with domain experts, data scientists, and product stakeholders to translate business concepts into interpretable, decision-ready data models
Implement logic for classifications, KPIs, scoring algorithms, and business rules, ensuring traceability and data lineage
Help define and enforce standards for data modeling, documentation, and governance within the semantic layer
Collaborate across teams to integrate with ingestion, MDM, and data product layers

Qualification

SQLPythonData modelingData transformationData quality practicesTraceabilityReproducibilitySemantic clarityCollaboration

Required

4+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering with a focus on data transformation, modeling, or analytics platforms
Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one general-purpose language such as Python or Scala
Experience building and scaling wide, entity-based tables and modeling domain concepts (e.g., customer, fleet, provider) into durable data objects
Solid understanding of data quality practices—including validation, enrichment, schema enforcement, and business rule encoding
Experience working with large-scale datasets and optimizing transformation pipelines for performance and maintainability
Comfort operating in a collaborative, cross-functional environment, balancing business logic with platform scalability
A mindset for traceability, reproducibility, and semantic clarity—you build data models others can trust and reuse
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Preferred

A Master's or PhD in the areas of Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or Statistics

Benefits

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