WEX · 19 hours ago
Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Benefits Platform
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $204K/yr
10+ years expWEX is a company that simplifies the business of running a business, focusing on Health & Benefits solutions. They are seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead a team in building innovative employer benefits solutions, collaborating closely with Product Managers and customers to address challenges in the employee benefits landscape.
Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and manage your team through the successful delivery of valuable customer software
Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation and strengthen TDD and BDD processes
Collaborate closely with Product Management by providing technical guidance on software design
Guide your team on best practices, coding standards, and design principles
Conduct performance reviews, set goals, and support professional development for team members
Measure, inspect, and drive decisions using data
Support production applications by promoting proactive monitoring, rapid incident response, and continuous improvement; analyze systems to identify bottlenecks and drive decisions using data
Understand how your domain fits into and contributes to the overall company
Influence priority, expectations, and timelines within your domain
Lead the engineering teams in fully automating continuous code integration and code deployment process on Azure
Set short-term (~monthly) goals for your team to deliver on priorities
Focus on instrumentation and team efficiency and performance measurables
Contribute to long term vision and the strategy to achieve the vision for the technology organization
Interact and communicate effectively with peer groups, non-technical organizations, and middle management
Lead collaboration across technology teams to foster innovation and follow guidelines around re-usability of frameworks and governance of architecture patterns
Leverage AI-powered development tools to act as a force multiplier for the team; guide the team in integrating AI/ML workflows to enhance efficiency and maintain high code quality
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; OR demonstrable equivalent experience
At least 10 years of experience in software engineering
At least 5 years of management or supervisory experience
Excellent leadership ability to motivate teams and drive results
Strategic thinking that aligns with business objectives and drives innovation
Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and collaboration skills
Passionate about keeping up with modern technologies and design
C#, Python (Expert proficiency)
Strong understanding and application of OOP, SOLID, and design patterns
Strong aptitude for integrating AI/ML-driven development workflows into the daily Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
Architecture: Knowledge of RESTful API design and Kafka/event-driven design
Data: Modern RDBMS (e.g., MS SQL, Postgres) and NoSQL databases
Modern Web UI Frameworks and Libraries (i.e. Angular, React)
Preferred
Advanced Querying: GraphQL
Advanced Ops: Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform, and GitHub Actions
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
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
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