Senior Cloud-Native AI & API Software Engineer

WEX, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,600 - 173,100; Full time

Job summary

The WEX Fleet Services team, which owns the Over the Road experiences, is transforming the future of fleet payments by building agentic, scalable solutions that power WEX's industry-leading fuel card platform. We design and develop new capabilities that enable delightful experiences for both internal and external customers, creating the foundation for new products, services, and business opportunities.

We are looking for a passionate Senior Software Development Engineer who enjoys solving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-scale applications.
• Experience building cloud-based applications and infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code.
• Proficiency with event streaming platforms such as Kafka.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, including indexing strategies, query optimization, and data analysis.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, scalability, availability, and reliability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver delightful product experiences powered by agentic capabilities, scalable, reliable software solutions using modern technologies such as Java, Kafka, Elasticsearch, and cloud-native platforms.
• Contribute to architecture and design decisions that support highly available, secure, and scalable systems.
• Build and maintain clean, efficient, well-tested, and maintainable code.
• Develop and optimize RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and collaborative problem-solving sessions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Work across technology stacks and quickly adapt to new tools and frameworks.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices to continuously improve engineering practices.
• Ensure operational excellence and best customer experience for all the products and systems owned by the team.

Skills

Software design

Cloud architecture

RESTful APIs

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Job description

The WEX Fleet Services team, which owns the Over the Road experiences, is transforming the future of fleet payments by building agentic, scalable solutions that power WEX's industry-leading fuel card platform. We design and develop new capabilities that enable delightful experiences for both internal and external customers, creating the foundation for new products, services, and business opportunities.

We are looking for a passionate Senior Software Development Engineer who enjoys solving