Software Development Engineer 3

WEX; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate technologists to join their Benefits Technology team. In this remote role, you will design and implement innovative employer benefits solutions, collaborating with a skilled team to enhance application architecture and performance. Your expertise in modern technologies, including Angular, React, and cloud-native applications, will drive impactful changes. This role emphasizes collaboration, problem-solving, and continuous improvement, making it an exciting opportunity to shape the future of benefits administration. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly influence the success of the organization.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering with a Bachelor's degree.
• Strong proficiency in Angular and/or React, with a focus on REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to address customer challenges.
• Design, test, code, and instrument new solutions.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Proficiency in Angular

Proficiency in React

Experience with REST APIs

Software security principles

Agile methodologies

Cloud-Native application development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

7+ years of software engineering experience

10 years of experience without a degree

Tools

Git

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Modern RDBMS (MS SQL, Postgres)

ASP.NET

Kafka

Kubernetes

Jira

Job description

This is a remote position. For consideration, one must live within 30 miles of the following company HUBS:

• Chicago, IL
• Bay Area (CA)
• Dallas, TX

About the Team
At WEX, we simplify the business of running a business. Our WEX Benefits solutions reduce complexity and help manage costs of benefits administration for our clients and partners. We are looking for passionate technologists, collaborators, and problem solvers to join our Benefits Technology team as we build the next generation of employer benefits solutions and services.

How you’ll make an impact

Team Collaboration

• Support applications both during and outside business hours.
• Resolve issues and Service Requests quickly and efficiently.
• Support production deployments, which occur on evenings and weekends. Contribute to post-deployment application validation. Quickly troubleshoot, evaluate, and resolve any issues that arise.
• Participate in and lead team conversations, meetings, and feature discussions.

Software Design and Architecture

• Design application architecture. Others use your designs as examples.
• Develop solutions that are performant, scalable, consistent, and supportable within the available scope, time, and budget.
• Perform design and code reviews within the team and across other teams to ensure implementations adhere to goals, industry standards, and best practices.
• Deliver software that meets requirements by applying knowledge of the product area to provide the best long-term solutions.
• Ensure code is testable at all levels (unit, integration, and end-to-end).
• Increase unit test coverage.
• Review requirements to provide meaningful, timely, and critical feedback to improve them.
• Ensure requirements are feasible, implementation is efficient, and the design is aligned with the technical direction of WEX.
• Estimate and prioritize project requests.
• Assist with internal partner initiatives and projects.
• Work with Architects, Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers, and Business Analysts to collaborate on design and delivery decisions.

Project Implementation

• Identify and document performance improvements and technical debt.
• Reduce the risk of security threats to WEX Health through a strong understanding of security best practices and close collaboration with Security Architects.
• Identify new threats and vulnerabilities and work with Architects to evolve mitigation strategies.
• Efficiently and effectively implement solutions in all environments, resulting in an increased level of throughput.

Product Proficiency

• Demonstrate expert level understanding of your team’s product domain and understand multiple product domains outside of your current team.
• Act as an internal and external subject matter expert on WEX systems.
• Able to describe application behavior and technology outside of the Development department in both a technical and business communication style.

Responsibilities:
● Collaborate with stakeholders to learn about our customers' biggest challenges.
● Measure, inspect, and drive decisions using data.
● Design, test, code, and instrument new solutions.
● Strengthen and drive our engineering process with TDD and BDD, Microservice and Vertical Slice Architectures.
● Support live applications, promote proactive monitoring, rapid incident response, and continuous improvement.
● Analyze existing systems and processes to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvements.
● Mentor and learn from your peers, fostering continuous learning within your team and organization.
● Become a subject matter expert in your functional area and best practices.
● Assess unique circumstances and apply creative problem-solving techniques to resolve issues or suggest various approaches.
● Independently complete work and proactively review with others.

Required Qualifications:
● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
● A minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering with a Bachelor's degree.
● Will consider 10 years of experience in software engineering without a degree.
● Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
● Passionate about keeping up with modern technologies and design.
● Strong proficiency in Angular and/or React.
● Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
● Proven track record of writing comprehensive unit tests and test suites.
● Strong understanding of software security principles and OWASP guidelines.
● At least 2 years of experience with Git version control and at least 2+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines.
● At least 3 years of experience with Modern RDBMS (i.e. MS SQL, Postgres).
● Familiarity with Agile work development methodologies.
● Track record of delivering complex projects on schedule.
● Experience in writing performant stored procedures and functions.
● Experience in developing Cloud-Native applications and services.

Technology Must-Haves:
● C#
● Docker
● Modern RDBMS (i.e. MS SQL, Postgres, MySQL)
● ASP.NET RESTful API design
● Kafka / event-driven design
● Modern Web UI Frameworks and Libraries (i.e. Angular, React)

Technology Nice-To-Have or Dedicate to Learning Quickly:
● Kubernetes
● Helm/ArgoCD
● Terraform
● GitHub Actions
● NoSQL databases
● GraphQL
● Azure/AWS
● Jira/Confluence

The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include 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. For more information, check out the 'About Us' section. Pay Range: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00