Job Overview
Location
US - Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Data Science
Date Posted
May 27, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Lead the design and implementation of WEX’s cloud-native AI/ML engineering platform supporting both Generative AI and traditional AI/ML applications.
- • Drive technical architecture, engineering best practices, and quality standards for AI/ML systems to ensure security, reliability, scalability, performance, and operability.
- • Partner with Data & Analytics, Risk & Compliance, Line of Business (Commercial, Digital, Technology), Security, Central Architecture, PaaS, Global Tech Services, Finance, Marketing, and Customer Service teams to align AI/ML platform development with business needs.
- • Architect and implement AI/ML infrastructure, platforms, and services with strong integration across enterprise systems and products.
- • Collaborate with information security and SRE teams to enforce data encryption, access controls, SLOs, and error budget compliance.
- • Evaluate and integrate external technologies and vendor solutions that enhance WEX’s AI/ML strategy.
- • Create, prioritize, and execute technical roadmaps, project plans, and commitments with measurable outcomes.
- • Report on development status, system performance, quality metrics, and operational health to leadership and cross-functional partners.
- • Set clear, data-driven quality goals and DORA metrics for engineering teams, ensuring continuous improvement and high standards.
- • Provide technical mentorship, training, and guidance to engineering teams on AI/ML principles, automation, and software development best practices.
- • Foster an inclusive, innovative, and high-performing engineering culture focused on continuous learning and talent attraction.
- • Advise senior leadership on complex technical and business challenges impacting the organization’s AI/ML transformation.
- • Provide strategic thought leadership on business initiatives using deep technical and industry expertise.
- • Maintain financial responsibility for team budgets and resource allocation.
- • Hold teams accountable for delivering results against defined OKRs.
- • Ensure seamless integration of the AI/ML platform with data lakehouse environments and operational reporting systems.
- • Champion a culture of transparency, visibility, and collaboration across engineering and non-engineering teams.
- • Engage in full software development lifecycle, including production monitoring, deployment, and operational support.
- • Work closely with Data Science and ML Engineering teams to operationalize models and scale AI solutions across multiple lines of business.
- • Promote the use of data and AI tools to enhance productivity and solution quality in engineering workflows.
- • Challenge the status quo to drive superior technical solutions that meet the evolving demands of a high-growth commerce and payment technology company.
🎯 Requirements
- • 15–20 years of software design and development experience at a large scale
- • Strong software development skills in Java and Python
- • Demonstrable experience in Kubernetes and Terraform
- • Broad understanding of distributed computing frameworks like Ray and Spark
- • Deep expertise in building and scaling data lake environments and AI/ML platforms
- • Experience with cloud architecture tools and services (S3, EMR, Lambda) and proficiency in AWS or Azure
🏖️ Benefits
- • Health, dental, and vision insurance
- • Retirement savings plan
- • Paid time off
- • Health savings account
- • Flexible spending accounts
- • Life insurance and disability insurance
- • Tuition reimbursement
- • Quarterly or annual bonus eligibility
- • Base pay range of $250,300.00 – $289,000.00
Skills & Technologies
About WEX Inc.
WEX Inc. is a global commerce platform headquartered in Portland, Maine, providing payment processing and business solutions across fleet, travel, and healthcare sectors. Founded in 1983, the company offers fuel cards, corporate payments, virtual cards, and benefits administration technology that simplifies complex transactions, enhances security, and delivers data-driven insights for businesses of all sizes. WEX serves customers in North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, enabling efficient fleet operations, streamlined travel booking, and improved healthcare benefit management through innovative payment systems and software.
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