Software Engineer I, Benefits Engineering
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.
As a Software Engineer I on the WEX Benefits Technology team, you will work within your engineering team to partner with and assist on the design and implementation of solutions employing Test Driven Development (TDD) and accelerated delivery through the effective use of Artificial Intelligence. You will focus on building high-quality software while rapidly developing your craftsmanship under the guidance of senior team members.
Responsibilities:
Partner with and assist your peers on completing tasks to deliver valuable software for our customers.
Monitor, measure, and inspect operational and quality metrics; proactively surface opportunities for improving service performance and system health to the wider team.
Analyze existing systems and processes to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvements.
Support team members in deep dives for rapid incident response.
Learn new technologies, sharing your findings and learnings with the team to demonstrate mastery of the content and promote adoption.
Influence and learn from your peers, foster continuous learning within your team and organization.
Learn our team’s process and best practices, and apply them to given tasks with help from peers and your manager and provide feedback to improve team performance.
Design, test, code, and instrument new solutions while learning the team's best practices and applying them to assigned tasks with help from peers.
Leverage AI-powered development tools (e.g., code completion and refactoring assistance) to enhance coding efficiency and maintain high code quality.
Assist in driving the engineering process using TDD, BDD, and Microservice and Vertical Slice Architectures (VSA).
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field;
OR demonstrable equivalent experience.
At least 3 months of work experience in software engineering.
Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Passionate about keeping up with modern technologies and design.
Experience building and consuming REST APIs
Technology Must-Haves:
C# or Python
Understanding of applied OOP, SOLID, and design principles
Strong aptitude for integrating AI/ML-driven development workflows into the daily Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Technology Nice-To-Have or Dedicate to Learning Quickly:
Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform.
Architecture: Knowledge of RESTful API design, GraphQL and Kafka/event-driven design.
Data: Modern RDBMS (e.g., MS SQL, Postgres) and NoSQL databases.
Frontend: Modern Web UI Frameworks such as Angular or React.