Staff Software Engineer - AI-Native Cloud Solutions

WEX, Inc.; South Portland (ME); On-site; USD 141,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurances

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Health savings account

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

WEX, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to design, build, and optimize agentic solutions in a cloud-native environment. You will contribute to scalable systems using Java, AWS, Kafka, and Elasticsearch, delivering robust APIs and backend services.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and rapid problem-solving in an agile team, with a focus on security, reliability, and customer impact. This position may involve modern containerization and API-driven architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-scale applications.
• Strong experience building cloud-based applications and infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver scalable software solutions powered by AI capabilities.
• Contribute to architecture and design decisions for highly available systems.
• Develop and optimize RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Help ensure operational excellence and best customer experience for team-owned products.

Skills

Java

AWS

Kafka

Elasticsearch

REST APIs

Spring Boot

Object-oriented design

Cloud-native platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

WEX, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to design, build, and optimize agentic solutions in a cloud-native environment. You will contribute to scalable systems using Java, AWS, Kafka, and Elasticsearch, delivering robust APIs and backend services.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and rapid problem-solving in an agile team, with a focus on security, reliability, and customer impact. This position may involve modern containerization and API-driven architectures.