Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure

Position: Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure
As WEX continues to scale its Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform, the Data Acquisition Team plays a critical role in enabling secure, scalable, and reliable ingestion of data from hundreds of internal systems and external sources.

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Data Acquisition to lead and manage a team responsible for acquiring, ingesting, and processing high-volume, diverse data. This role requires a strong leader with deep technical expertise in data pipelines, distributed systems, and cloud architecture, who can drive technical excellence, foster a culture of innovation, and align the data acquisition strategy with overall business goals.

Responsibilities:
* Leadership & Management:
Lead, mentor, and manage software engineers focused on data acquisition. Foster a high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive team culture. Conduct performance reviews, manage career development, and hire top engineering talent.
* Strategy & Vision:
Execute the technical roadmap and strategy for all data acquisition pipelines and systems. Ensure the infrastructure is scalable, reliable, secure, and cost-effective to handle ever-increasing data volumes and velocity.
* Technical Oversight:
Provide technical guidance and oversight on the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of critical data ingestion frameworks, APIs, and services. Ensure adherence to best practices in software engineering, data governance, and data quality.

* Cross-functional Collaboration:

Work closely with product management, data science, data governance, and other engineering teams to understand data needs and deliver solutions that meet business requirements.
* Process Improvement:
Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, and methodologies (e.g., CI/CD, automation, monitoring, alerting).
* Operational Excellence:
Ensure high availability and performance of all data acquisition systems, leading incident response and root cause analysis for any major outages.
* Budget & Resource Management:
Manage budget, resources, and capacity planning for the data acquisition organization.

Qualifications:

* Education:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

* Experience:

10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in a management role overseeing software engineering or data acquisition teams.
* Experience in leading virtual teams is highly desirable
* Technical Expertise:  + Deep expertise in building and managing high-volume, real-time and batch data pipelines (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Pulsar).  + Proficiency with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience designing scalable, serverless, or containerized data ingestion architectures (e.g., Kubernetes, EKS/AKS/GKE).  + Strong knowledge of various data sources, integration patterns (APIs, web scraping, messaging queues), and ETL/ELT tools.  + Expertise in programming languages such as Java, Python, Scala, or Go.  

+ Solid understanding of database technologies (SQL, No

SQL, Data Warehouses like Snowflake, Redshift, etc.).
* Leadership

Skills:

Proven ability to lead, motivate, and manage multiple distributed teams. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
* Problem Solving:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to define solutions for complex technical challenges.

Pay Range: $ - $WEX is a global commerce platform that helps businesses solve for operational complexities like employee benefits, managing and mobilizing fleets, and streamlining payments.

With over 6,500 employees, we work with large and small companies in more than 200 countries and territories, and can tailor our services to meet the unique needs of their businesses.

We hire people who share our passion for continuous innovation and client service that is unparalleled in the industry. Offering comprehensive and market competitive benefits, our offerings are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. If you’re looking for a growing career - come be part of WEX today. To learn more about our employee benefits, please .WEX is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability or other protected status. WEX promotes a drug-free workplace.

Qualified individuals with a disability have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. If you require a reasonable accommodation as a result of your disability at any point in the job application process, please submit your request through our .This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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