Software Development Manager

WEX; United States; Remote; USD 151,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Health Savings Account

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

WEX is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Corporate Payments Engineering organization. You will lead the EnCompass platform team, shaping the architectural roadmap and driving cross-team collaboration to deliver customer-facing UIs, APIs, webhooks and data streams.

You will hire and grow high-performing engineers, foster innovation, and ensure strong security/compliance practices while aligning with business goals and customer needs. This is a high-impact, fast-paced leadership role.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software engineering with 4+ years in engineering management.
• Experience deploying internal and external services on AWS or Azure.
• Strong automation and testing expertise (unit, component, integration).
• Security and compliance in cloud and data environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Thrives in fast-paced environments with ambiguity.
• Experience with distributed teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a long-term vision and strategy for Corporate Payments services.
• Define an architectural roadmap for the EnCompass platform aligned with business goals.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Reduce time-to-market through efficient engineering practices.
• Collaborate with other Corporate Payments teams to reuse practices.
• Build, manage, and grow high-performance engineering teams; hire and retain top talent.
• Partner with product and commercial teams to prioritize customer requirements.
• Drive planning and auditing of monthly, weekly, and quarterly workstreams.
• Provide career growth plans and regular feedback to engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Test automation

Security & compliance

Communication

Ambiguity handling

Distributed teams

Tools

AWS/Azure Cloud

Job description

About the Team/Role

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in the WEX Corporate Payments Engineering organization. This role will lead an engineering team for the WEX EnCompass platform applications. EnCompass is the customer facing user experience and technical integrations for Corporate Payments customers, including UIs, APIs, webhooks, and data streams.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Develop, drive and execute a long-term vision and strategy for the Corporate Payments cross-cutting and core services.
• Collaboratively define and implement a comprehensive architectural roadmap for the EnCompass platform, aligning with business objectives, industry best practices, and other Corporate Payments teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, empowerment, and continuous learning within the engineering teams.
• Continuously challenge the status quo and implement mechanisms to reduce time-to-market using efficient engineering methods.
• Collaborate with other Corporate Payments engineering teams to reuse development practices and components to reduce duplication.
• Craft, lead, manage, and grow high-performance engineering teams. Hire, coach, promote, and retain high performers to achieve WEX goals.
• Work closely with product and commercial partners to drive, prioritize, and work backwards from the customer requirements and exceed expected outcomes.
• Drive effective monthly, weekly, and quarterly mechanisms to plan, execute, and audit workstreams.
• Establish a robust and clear engineering roadmap to maintain clarity and motivation for the engineering team. Maintain career growth plans and provide monthly and quarterly feedback for individuals’ continual progress.

Experience you’ll bring:

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering with 4+ years of engineering management experience.
• Expertise in rapid development and deployment of internal and external services using cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience writing high-quality automation, including well-formed unit, component, and integration tests and an in-depth understanding of the test pyramid.
• Strong understanding of security and compliance requirements in cloud and data environments.
• Excellent leadership, team-building, and dynamic decision-making skills.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building applications in the finance space, such as credit card products, accounts receivables/payables, etc.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams, and ability to craft self-managing distributed teams.

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 "About Us" section.

Pay Range: $150,600.00 - $180,100.00