Senior Software Engineer – Data Acquisition

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WEX

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1983

🚗 Transport

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

💰 $310M Post-IPO Debt on 2020-06

Transport • Finance • Fintech

WEX is a global commerce platform specializing in various business solutions to address operational challenges. They provide services in managing and mobilizing fleets with their fuel card systems, offering comprehensive fleet management and analytics. Additionally, they focus on business payments solutions that streamline processes across industries, enhancing efficiency and security. WEX is also involved in employee benefits administration, helping organizations effectively manage health and reimbursement accounts. Their diverse range of services caters to numerous sectors, emphasizing innovation, sustainability, and effective solutions for business growth.

📋 Description

• Build and maintain high-performance data acquisition pipelines that integrate with a variety of systems across WEX and third-party vendors • Contribute to the development of a modular ingestion platform that enables reusability, reliability, and observability at scale • Implement core pipeline components such as schema validation, transformation orchestration, error handling, and audit logging • Support batch and streaming ingestion flows, ensuring the platform meets varying latency and volume requirements across business units • Ensure traceability, lineage, and security through integration with control plane and governance systems • Participate in code reviews, design sessions, and incident resolution

🎯 Requirements

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; M.Sc. a plus but not required • 4+ years of experience as a software engineer, ideally in high-volume or distributed systems environments • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Scala, or another systems-focused language • Experience with data integration and ingestion pipelines • Solid grasp of engineering fundamentals, including version control, modular design, testing, and performance tuning • Proficiency in using AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Dev) • Deep understanding of specification-driven development • Ability to author and maintain rigorous technical specifications • Ability to craft complex, context-rich prompts • Familiarity with concepts like schema evolution, event-driven architectures, observability, and role-based access control • A collaborative mindset • A strong sense of ownership and accountability

🏖️ Benefits

• health, dental and vision insurances • retirement savings plan • paid time off • health savings account • flexible spending accounts • life insurance • disability insurance • tuition reimbursement