Junior Software Engineer

Wex

Portland, ME

Full Time

Mid Level

68k-90k

4 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

At WEX, we simplify the business of running a business. Our WEX Health and 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 CDH Engineering team as we build the next generation of employer benefits solutions and services. As a Software Engineer on the CDH Engineering team, you will work in a team that partners closely with Product Managers and customers to learn about the challenges employers face while navigating the competitive employee benefits landscape. You will design solutions that solve problems in ways our customers love and work for our business. You will build the highest quality software in the latest technologies and test driven development practices.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to learn about our customers biggest challenges.
Measure, inspect, and drive decisions using data.
Design, test, code, and instrument new solutions.
Strengthen and drive our engineering process with TDD and BDD, Microservice and Vertical Slice Architectures.
Support live applications, promote proactive monitoring, rapid incident response, and continuous improvement.
Analyze existing systems and processes to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvements.
Mentor 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.
Partner with and assist your peers on completing tasks.
Focus on continuous learning of new technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; OR demonstrable equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of 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.
Exposure to AWS and Azure Cloud is a big plus.
Proficiency in C# and Python.
Experience with Modern RDBMS (i.e., MS SQL, Postgres, MySQL).
Knowledge of ASP.NET RESTful API design.
Familiarity with Modern Web UI Frameworks and Libraries (i.e., Angular, React).

Nice to Have

Kubernetes
Helm/ArgoCD
Terraform
GitHub Actions
NoSQL databases
GraphQL
Azure
Docker
Kafka / event-driven design

Qualifications

Educational background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Benefits & Perks

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

Working at Wex

Our culture emphasizes continuous learning, collaboration, innovation, and building high-quality solutions using modern technologies and best practices.

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