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WEX · 22 hours ago

Senior Development Engineer (PHP)

WEX is a company that provides an end-to-end Field Service Management platform designed to help contractors manage their business operations. They are seeking a Senior PHP Software Engineer to design, develop, and deploy their flagship product, focusing on building scalable APIs and mentoring fellow engineers.

Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsSoftware
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Designing, developing, and deploying the WEX FSM SaaS product
Building robust, scalable APIs for product enhancement and partner integration
Translating business requirements into technical reality with Product Managers
Mentoring fellow engineers and enforcing coding standards through code reviews
Proactively reducing technical debt to maintain platform health and scalability
Modernizing and improving the performance and stability of the core SaaS product
Refactoring and enhancing existing application features using the Symfony PHP Framework

Qualification

PHPSymfonyRESTful APIsMicroservice design patternsAPI documentationRelational databasesNoSQL databasesCloud platformsDockerAutomated testingProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsTechnical leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is strongly preferred, but equivalent experience will be considered
5+ years of professional hands-on experience developing applications using PHP, Symfony, Doctrine, and RESTful APIs
Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and methodologies quickly
Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and collaboration skills
Experience using both relational and NoSQL databases
Solid grasp of microservice design patterns and best practices
Experience with API documentation is required (OpenAPI/Swagger preferred), along with the ability to drive architectural decisions through written design docs
Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies like Docker
Strong understanding of automated testing principles and practices (e.g., unit, integration, contract testing)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills working with internal and external teams
Act as a technical leader for the team, assisting in the onboarding of new hires and conducting code reviews that not only check for potential errors but enforce established coding standards and best practices

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
Represents job field similar to this job
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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