(*) This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the following locations: Boston, MA; Dallas, TX; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Portland, ME; and Washington, D.C.
About the Team/Role
Our people make all the difference in our success.
As a Software Developer Technical Lead, you will play an important role in the design and analysis of software projects with a high level of technical experience.
For this role, we need someone excited about solving problems and being able to juggle multiple items in a day, taking joy in being very efficient in driving items through a pipeline process. Primary responsibilities are to solve current reported problems and find opportunity to resolve those with long term solutions. Other responsibilities may include planning, design, development and testing software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products.
Our goal is that about 50% of your responsibility is to provide technical leadership, direction, guidance, and support for the members of your team; about 40% of the role will be development and people leadership will be 10% of your role.
How you’ll make an impact
•By evaluating and responding to customer needs in a fashion that provides long-term benefit to WEX by finding strategic solutions to issues and driving that forward.
•Quickly and effectively resolve customer reported issues; taking ownership of the support process and collaborating with others on best solutions, effectively being a positive force for other teams by allowing focused development to continue.
•Become a product domain expert and develop techniques to help team members gain expertise
•Contribute to the development and maintenance of the application architecture and ensures all development conforms to defined standards
•Analyze, design, program, debug and modify software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked or internet related computer programs
•Recommend changes in development, maintenance and system standards
•Support technological aspects of a software development project so that the end product meets business & technology requirements and is delivered on-time and on-budget
•Manage a small team of highly motivated developers
•Being a highly motivated engineer who loves working on small, high performing teams.
•Ensuring collaborative and solid communication with your team and
stakeholders.
•Pick up development tasks of your own while also managing other developers
and their work items
•are comfortable working on front-end web code, back end services, data stores, and infrastructure systems
•have experience writing modern software deployed in the cloud
•are comfortable with encryption schemes, modern APIs, and front-end
frameworks
•have worked on agile teams to deliver software iteratively
Experience you’ll bring
•BS in an engineering field OR can make us feel intensely confident that you don’t need one.
•A demonstrable working understanding of at least one modern web
framework.
•7+ years of experience with .NET, C#, Microsoft SQL Server
•Proven leadership of team members in some capacity
•Excellent overall knowledge of Enterprise Level Technologies
•Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation,
budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
•Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
•Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and
colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external clients
•Self-motivated with attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
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.
Salary Pay Range: $120,000.00 – $159,000.00
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