Director of Engineering, Bill Pay and T-Chek

This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the following locations: San Francisco Bay Area, CA and Portland, ME.

About the Team/Role

We are seeking a seasoned Director of Engineering in the WEX Corporate Payments Engineering organization. This role will lead the engineering teams for the WEX Bill Pay and T-Chek platforms. Bill Pay is a SaaS solution for tech and service providers in the consumer bill pay space that facilitate collection and delivery of consumer payments. T-Chek is an issuing processor that issues both plastic and virtual cards to process to authorize and clear payments on behalf of corporate payments and over-the-road trucking companies. 

How you’ll make an impact:

• Develop, drive and execute a long-term vision and strategy for the Corporate Payments cross-cutting and core services. 

• Define and implement a comprehensive architectural roadmap for Bill Pay and T-Chek platforms, aligning with business objectives, industry best practices, and other Corporate Payments teams. 

• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, empowerment, and continuous learning within the engineering teams.

• Continuously challenge the status quo and implement mechanisms to reduce time-to-market using efficient engineering methods.

• Collaborate with other Corporate Payments engineering teams to reuse development practices and components to reduce duplication.

• Craft, lead, manage, and grow high-performance engineering teams. Hire, coach, promote, and retain high performers to achieve WEX goals.

• Work closely with product and commercial partners to drive, prioritize, and work backwards from the customer requirements and exceed expected outcomes.

• Drive effective monthly, weekly, and quarterly mechanisms to plan, execute, and audit workstreams. 

• Establish a robust and clear engineering roadmap to maintain clarity and motivation for the engineering team. Maintain career growth plans and provide monthly and quarterly feedback for individuals’ continual progress.

• Establish measurement of metrics-driven dev productivity across engineering teams.

• Comfortably present, influence, and communicate to the senior leadership team. Provide regular updates and insights to senior leadership on the challenges and opportunities within the Corporate Payments domain.

Experience you'll bring:

• 10 years of experience in software engineering with 5 years of engineering management experience.

• Expertise in rapid development and deployment of internal and external services using cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure.

• Experience writing high-quality automation, including well-formed unit, component, and integration tests and an in-depth understanding of the test pyramid.

• Strong understanding of security and compliance requirements in cloud and data environments.

• Excellent leadership, team-building, and dynamic decision-making skills.

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