Staff, Software Engineer (Chicago)

Software Engineer

Team Collaboration

Support applications both during and outside business hours.

Resolve issues and Service Requests quickly and efficiently.

Support production deployments, which occur on evenings and weekends. Contribute to post-deployment application validation. Quickly troubleshoot, evaluate, and resolve any issues that arise.

Participate in and lead team conversations, meetings and feature discussions.

Software Design and Architecture

Design application architecture. Others use your designs as examples to use from.

Develop solutions that can be performant, scalable, consistent, and supportable that can be accomplished within the available scope, time and budget.

Perform design and code reviews within the team and across other teams to ensure implementations adhere to goals, industry standards and best practices.

Deliver software that meets requirements by applying knowledge of the product area to provide the best long-term solutions.

Ensure code is testable at all levels (unit, integration, and end-to-end).

Increase unit test coverage.

Review requirements to provide meaningful, timely and critical feedback to improve them.

Ensure requirements are feasible, implementation is efficient, and the design is aligned with the technical direction of WEX.

Estimate and prioritize project requests.

Assist with internal partner initiatives and projects.

Work with Architects, Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers and Business Analysts to collaborate on design and delivery decisions.

Project Implementation

Identify and document performance improvements and technical debt.

Reduce the risk of security threats to WEX Health through a strong understanding of security best practices and close collaboration with Security Architects.

Identify new threats and vulnerabilities and work with Architects to evolve mitigation strategies.

Efficiently and effectively implement solutions in all environments, resulting in an increased level of throughput.

Product Proficiency

Demonstrate expert level understanding of your team's product domain and understands multiple product domains outside of your current team.

Act as an internal and external subject matter expert on WEX systems.

Able to describe application behavior and technology outside of the Development department in both a technical and business communication style.

Leadership

Help others complete tasks to accomplish goals.

Step into other roles to ensure project deadlines are met.

Mentor and onboard new Software Engineers ensuring they have the proper tools and knowledge to become productive quickly.

Participate in the interview process and provide valuable hiring recommendations.

Provide technical and domain guidance to internal and external team members.

Lead multiple features or components through the full software deployment lifecycle, including integration, customer feedback, release, and support phases.

Recommend ways to distribute work across your team to increase development efficiency.

Perform effectively in a cross-functional team environment to ensure successful execution and delivery of project commitments.

Demonstrate expertise in a domain as evidenced by others seeking your peer reviews, advice, and problem solving.

Coordinate work efforts and communicate priorities across teams to ensure successful execution and delivery of commitments.

Facilitate team meetings as needed, including scrum master ceremonies, if applicable to the team.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of .NET

5+ years of T-SQL

3-5 years of Microsoft Azure

A demonstrable working understanding of GIT

A demonstrable working understanding of SOAP & REST API

A demonstrable working understanding of Angular, Angular JS

Desired Additional Qualifications

Selenium and Coded UI

Jira

Pay Range : $135,000.00 - $180,000.00

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