Director of Engineering, Bill Pay and T-Chek
Global Headquarters, United States
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.
Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience building credit card products or experience developing solutions in a scheme/network.
Experience working with geographically distributed teams, and ability to craft self-managing distributed teams.
Job Profile
Bay Area Must reside within 30 miles of specified locations
Benefits/PerksCareer growth Career growth plans Commission eligibility Continuous learning Disability Insurance Dynamic environment Flexible Spending Flexible Spending Accounts Health savings account Life Insurance Paid Time Off Quarterly or annual bonus Retirement savings Retirement savings plan Total compensation package Tuition reimbursement
Tasks- Automation
- Collaborate with partners
- Develop vision and strategy
- Drive productivity metrics
- Foster team culture
- Implement architectural roadmap
- Leadership
- Manage engineering teams
Automation AWS Azure Cloud Cloud Computing Collaboration Communication Compliance Component testing Continuous Learning Deployment Engineering management Flexible spending accounts Innovation Integration Integration Testing Leadership Management Metrics Payments Performance Sales Security Security Compliance Software Engineering Team building Unit Testing Virtual Cards
Experience10 years
EducationBusiness Engineering Software Engineering
TimezonesAmerica/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9