Senior Software Engineer – Data Acquisition

WEX

. Build and maintain high-performance data acquisition pipelines that integrate with a variety of systems across WEX and third-party vendors.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timePortland • California, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $121,500 - $145,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJavaPythonScala

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain high-performance data acquisition pipelines that integrate with a variety of systems across WEX and third-party vendors.
Contribute to the development of a modular ingestion platform that enables reusability, reliability, and observability at scale.
Implement core pipeline components such as schema validation, transformation orchestration, error handling, and audit logging.
Support batch and streaming ingestion flows, ensuring the platform meets varying latency and volume requirements across business units.
Ensure traceability, lineage, and security through integration with control plane and governance systems.

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; M.Sc. a plus but not required.
4+ years of experience as a software engineer, ideally in high-volume or distributed systems environments.
Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Scala, or another systems-focused language.
Experience with data integration and ingestion pipelines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental and vision insurances
Retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Health savings account
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonJavaScaladata acquisitiondata integrationdata ingestion pipelinesschema validationtransformation orchestrationerror handlingaudit logging

Certifications

B.Sc. in Computer ScienceB.Sc. in EngineeringM.Sc. in related technical field