Sr. Manager, Software Development

Seeking a Senior Manager with 10+ years of industry experience, at least 7 years of people management and leadership experience, and a proven ability to effectively lead and motivate diverse global and/or regional teams. ​

• Lead, mentor, and manage software development team(s) to deliver high quality  software products that delight our customers. 

• Build the long-term vision, strategy for your space and drive it by influencing peers and senior leadership with a data-driven approach.

• Collaborate closely with Product Management to flesh out features and requirements to build roadmaps and execution plans for your teams. Build mechanisms to prioritize work, track progress, make the right judgement calls to achieve goals, and communicate status actively to stakeholders.

• Build/revise best practices, coding standards, design principles and coach team(s) to follow them to become more effective and efficient. Be a hands-on champion on using AI and lead teams to improve efficiencies and feature velocity.  

• Write and review architecture documents for your space and present to peers and Sr. leadership to highlight how your team will innovate and transform current/new systems to be scalable and cost-effective.

• Support live applications, promote proactive monitoring, rapid incident response, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

• Analyze existing systems and processes to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvements.

• Lead the engineering teams to drive automation, code integration and code deployment to reduce overhead and bring consistency in software delivery.

• Hire and grow your team’s talent by setting goals, coaching, conducting performance reviews, and support professional development for team members.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; OR demonstrable equivalent experience.

• At least 10 years of experience in software engineering.

• At least 7 years of management or supervisory experience.

• Excellent leadership ability to motivate teams and drive results.

• Strategic thinking that aligns with business objectives and drives innovation.

• Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Passionate about keeping up with modern technologies and design.

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Technology Must-Haves:

• Java or C#;

• Relational dbs (Informix, Postgres, MySQL) or No SQL dbs (DynamoDB). 

• RESTful API design, event-driven design (Kafka, Kinesis)

• Modern Web UI Frameworks and Libraries (Angular, React)

• Container Orchestration and management (Kubernetes)

• Designing and developing Cloud-Native applications and services (AWS)

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Technology - Nice to have

• Understanding or expertise with Terraform, GitHub Actions

• Generative AI and Agentic AI models and frameworks

• Observability and application monitoring expertise

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.Pay Range: $175,600.00 - $204,300.00