Software Development Engineer 4

About the Team/Role

We are the WEX Fleet Services team, dedicated to building modern API interfaces for WEX's industry-leading fuel card platform. We are defining and creating APIs for both internal and external customers, and we're at the forefront of creating a foundation to open up new opportunities for WEX.

We are looking for engineers who are passionate about building innovative solutions, collaborating with a talented team, and making a meaningful impact on our business. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply! As a Software Development Engineer on our team, you will be a key contributor in designing, developing, and maintaining our cloud-native solution. You'll work with a modern tech stack including containerization, Kafka event streams, ElasticSearch, and APIs written in Java. This is an opportunity for you to join an agile, and collaborative team that values ownership, high-quality results, and a fun working environment.

How you'll make an impact

Design, develop, and implement scalable and reliable software solutions using Kafka, ElasticSearch, and other modern technologies.

Contribute to the architecture and design of our cloud-native infrastructure.

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

Participate in code reviews and collaborate with other team members to ensure high code quality.

Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely and efficient manner.

Pick up new technology and switch between tech stacks with a minimum of fuss.

Stay abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies.

Experience you'll bring

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

5-7 years of software development experience, including experience developing and supporting cloud-based infrastructure as code.

Strongly proficient with event streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka).

Expertise in Elasticsearch, including query optimization, indexing, and data analysis.

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science or software engineering.

• 8 years of experience in software engineering.

• Experience with event-driven architecture and tools like Kafka.

• Experience working on card payments

• Familiarity with cloud-native architecture (containerization using tools such as Docker and Kubernetes).

• Awareness of API security and PCI DSS compliance requirements

• Ability to work on existing codebase, contribute improvements, and adapt to legacy systems' constraints.

• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms, object-oriented design, and problem-solving skills.

• Expertise in designing and developing internet-scale services with scalability, availability, security, and reliability design tenets.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a collaborative and empathetic mindset.

• Proficiency in backend development, with proficiency expertise in Java or C#, and frameworks like Spring Boot, building and optimizing RESTful APIs, ODATA framework, and SQL