Strategic Risk Engineering Leader

5 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States WEX, Inc. Full time

About the Role

WEX, Inc. is a forward-thinking global commerce platform and payments technology company dedicated to revolutionizing the business landscape.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Risk Engineering team, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping our strategic growth while ensuring industry compliance and transactional security using sophisticated anti-fraud systems.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing high-quality, performant, and efficient solutions for complex problems, as well as experience with CI/CD automation, cloud technology, and data processing techniques.

This is a unique opportunity to leverage your skills and expertise to drive business impacts and grow your career in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to identify customer business challenges and develop effective solutions.
  • Design, code, test, deploy, and monitor sophisticated processes in a cloud-based architecture.
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD automation using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, including provisioning and managing cloud-based data infrastructure.
  • Perform software development with TDD and BDD, Microservice and event-oriented architectures.
  • Analyze data, existing systems, and processes independently to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
  • Mentor and learn from peers, fostering continuous learning of new technologies within your team and organization.
  • Help in interviews and provide quality and timely feedback.
  • Partner with, assist, or lead team members in development and problem-solving.
  • Lead a scrum team with proper agile development practices, ensuring high-quality and timely development and delivery.
  • Own medium to large complex components or systems/products/platforms.
  • Participate and lead technical discussions.
  • Design and build high-quality and efficient systems with craftsmanship.
  • Independently complete work at medium/large complexity levels and proactively seek reviews from senior engineers on your work.
  • Proactively identify and communicate dependencies.
  • Review work from peers and provide constructive feedback/comments.

About You

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field OR demonstrable equivalent deep understanding, experience, and capability.
  • Master or PhD degree in Computer Science (or related field) and 2+ years of experience in software engineering or 4+ years of experience in software engineering at a large scale.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Highly self-motivated and eager to learn, with a continuous growth and upskilling mindset.

What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes a base salary range of $117,000 - $155,000, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth and development.



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