Develop and maintain our data lake platform and related services.
Write and test high-quality, reliable code for data pipelines and platform components.
Collaborate with senior engineers to understand design and architecture principles.
Participate in code reviews to learn from and contribute to the team's engineering standards.
Help troubleshoot and resolve issues in development and production environments.
Contribute to the documentation of our platform, systems, and tools.
Demonstrate a strong passion for continuous learning and improving technical skills.
Qualifications & Experience:
5+ years of experience in software design and development, with a focus on building large-scale, distributed systems.
Strong hands-on experience in software development, architecture, deployment, and production operations, preferably with Java / J2EE (Spring/Spring Boot).
Proficiency in languages like Python is highly desirable.
Experience with AI-native development workflows, leveraging advanced coding assistants to accelerate complex problem-solving and optimize code quality.
Experience with cloud architecture and services, including AWS (S3, EMR, Kubernetes, Lambda) and/or Azure.
Experience in CI/CD automation and frameworks.
A strong desire to learn about data engineering, large-scale data systems, and AI technologies.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
Good problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Pay Range: $121,500.00 - $145,500.00
Benefits
Health insuranceDental insuranceVision insuranceFlexible schedulePerformance bonus
Additional Information
Senior Software Engineer - Data Lake Engineering
Company Overview:
WEX is an innovative global commerce platform and payments technology company looking to forge the way in a rapidly changing environment, to simplify the business of doing business for customers, freeing them to spend more time, with less worry, on the things they love and care about. We are journeying to build a consistent world-class user experience across our products and services and leverage customer-focused innovations across all our strategic initiatives, including big data, AI, and Risk.
Position Summary:
The Data Lake Engineering team is seeking a highly motivated and passionate Senior Software Engineer to join us in building our next-generation data platform. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career by contributing to a critical platform that powers modern data management, AI, and business intelligence across WEX.
As a member of our team, you'll be part of a collaborative environment focused on solving large-scale, complex problems. We're looking for someone eager to learn, grow, and apply foundational engineering skills to make a real business impact.
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