Sr Manager Software Engineering

WEX Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 176,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WEX Inc. is seeking a Sr. Manager of Software Engineering to lead the Beyond Fuel and Expense Management initiative within WEX Mobility Engineering. You will guide teams across the United States and India to design, build, and scale payment and expense management capabilities for fleet customers.

You will drive AI adoption across the software lifecycle, ensure security and reliability, and partner with product and commercial teams to execute a strategic roadmap with measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• 8+ years of software engineering with 4+ years in engineering management.
• Experience building and scaling large distributed systems.
• Experience automating scaffolding code, tests, and AI-driven development.
• Experience with AI-DLC and AI-first product capabilities.
• Strong security/compliance knowledge in cloud environments.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams across the US and India to design, build, and scale payment and expense management capabilities.
• Define technical strategy and deliver AI-enabled solutions for fleet payments and spend management.
• Drive adoption of AI throughout the SDLC to improve productivity and reliability.
• Manage roadmaps, OKRs, and collaboration with product and commercial teams.
• Hire, grow, and develop high-performing engineers and foster a culture of innovation.

Skills

Leadership

Distributed systems

AI in software

Security & compliance

Cloud & containers

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the following locations: Boston, MA; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Dallas, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; and Portland, ME

About the Team/Role

Are you excited about building solutions that expand fleet payments beyond fuel and simplify expense management? We are seeking a seasoned Sr. Manager of Software Engineering to lead the WEX Beyond Fuel and Expense Management initiative within WEX Mobility Engineering.

In this role, you will lead engineering teams across the United States and India to design, build, and scale payment and expense management capabilities. You will partner with Product, Design, and business stakeholders to define the technical strategy and deliver solutions that help fleet managers and operators manage business expenses, configure spend controls, and gain visibility into spending across fuel and non-fuel purchases.

You will drive the adoption of AI throughout the software development lifecycle to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and delivery efficiency while ensuring security, reliability, and scalability.

How you’ll make an impact:

Leadership & Strategy

• Develop, drive, and execute a long-term vision and strategy for the Beyond fuel and Expense management initiative at WEX.
• Drive, prioritize, and work backwards from customer requirements in collaboration with product and commercial partners.
• Maintain a well-thought-out roadmap and create clear, interdependent OKRs with product and commercial teams.
• Establish a robust engineering roadmap to maintain clarity and motivation within the team.

Technical Ownership & Execution

• Be as a hands-on technical leader with full ownership of systems design across mobile applications and backend microservices.
• Drive end-to-end AI-DLC, technical project execution, from initial concept through deployment and ongoing support.
• Develop and track the progress of the architectural roadmap, aligning with business objectives and industry best practices.
• Drive cross-team engineering projects as a single-threaded owner (STO).
• Implement mechanisms to reduce time-to-market using evolving engineering approaches, continuously challenging the status quo.
• Establish measurement of metrics-driven development productivity across the team.

Team Development & Culture

• Hire, lead, manage, retain, and grow high-performance software engineers through active career growth planning.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, empowerment, and continuous learning.
• Maintain career growth plans and provide monthly and quarterly feedback for individual progress.
• Maintain a granular resource map of developers and their month-over-month work streams.

Collaboration & Efficiency

• Collaborate with other Mobility engineering teams to reuse development practices and components, reducing duplication.
• Drive effective monthly and weekly mechanisms for planning, executing, and auditing workstreams.
• Partner with product and commercial (sales) leads to maintain a well-thought-out roadmap.
• Comfortably present, influence, and communicate to the senior leadership team.
• Provide regular updates and insights to your manager on the challenges and opportunities.

Experience you’ll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with 4+ years of engineering management experience.
• Expertise in developing large-scale distributed systems and proven experience in testing and validating solutions for accuracy and performance.
• Ability to automate generating scaffolding code, unit tests, and integration tests using past execution data and generative AI.
• Experience in building products with AI-DLC with APIs and AI first approach.
• 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:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Experience building credit card products, or experience developing solutions in a scheme/network.
• Experience building or managing fleet payments systems.
• Experience building high-performance distributed systems at internet-scale companies.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization.

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.

Pay Range: $175,600.00 - $204,300.00

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.

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.

For more information, check out the "About Us" section.

Pay Range: $175,600.00 - $204,300.00

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.

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