WEX is hiring a Software Development Engineer 1 for its Benefits Technology team in Bengaluru. The role is open to candidates with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or demonstrable equivalent experience, along with at least three months of software engineering experience. You will build and maintain software, automated tests and service improvements using TDD, REST APIs, microservice practices and AI-assisted development tools. The role offers hands-on exposure to product engineering, test automation, modern cloud technologies and guidance from senior engineers.
Company Overview
WEX is a global commerce platform that helps businesses manage employee benefits, fleet operations and payments. The company has more than 6,500 employees and serves companies in over 200 countries and territories, making it a substantial technology employer with experience across several business domains.
| Company Name | WEX |
| Job Role | Software Development Engineer 1 |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or demonstrable equivalent experience |
| Job Location | Bangalore |
| Employment Type | Full Time |
| Experience | At least 3 months of work experience in software engineering |
Role Overview
As part of the WEX Benefits Technology team, the Software Development Engineer 1 will help create employer benefits software and services. The engineer will learn the team’s development practices while contributing to production software, service health and automated quality engineering.
- Design, test, code and instrument software solutions with support from peers and managers.
- Build and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for QA environments.
- Use Test Driven Development, Behaviour Driven Development, microservice architecture and Vertical Slice Architecture practices.
- Use AI-powered coding tools for code completion and refactoring while maintaining code quality.
- Monitor operational and quality metrics and identify opportunities to improve service performance and system health.
- Investigate existing systems and processes to find bottlenecks and improvement areas.
Eligibility & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
- At least three months of work experience in software engineering.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Passion for learning modern technologies and design practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with engineering peers to complete tasks and deliver valuable software for customers.
- Support colleagues during technical deep dives and rapid incident response.
- Learn new technologies, share findings with the team and encourage adoption of useful practices.
- Apply team processes and engineering best practices to assigned work, and provide feedback that improves team performance.
- Analyse automated test results, troubleshoot failures and work with engineering teams to resolve defects.
- Expand automated test coverage for new and existing functionality across UI, API and integration testing.
- Improve regression coverage, test reliability and testing efficiency across QA environments.
Skills Required
- C# and Python, where applicable.
- Experience with or strong understanding of automated testing and test automation practices.
- Applied object-oriented programming, SOLID principles and software design principles.
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
- Familiarity with version control and CI/CD practices.
- Ability to integrate AI/ML-driven development workflows into the software development lifecycle.
- Understanding of TDD, BDD and microservice-based engineering practices.
- Strong communication, collaboration and continuous-learning skills.
The role also provides scope to learn technologies such as Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Helm, ArgoCD and Terraform. Additional learning areas include GraphQL, Kafka, relational and NoSQL databases, Angular or React, Selenium, API automation and CI/CD platforms such as Azure DevOps.
Why Join WEX
This role is structured for engineers who want to develop their engineering craftsmanship with support from senior team members and peers. It combines product development with test automation, service health, AI-assisted development and modern architecture, giving the selected candidate a broad technical learning path within a global commerce platform.
How to Apply for WEX Hiring 2026
Eligible and Interested candidates can apply using the below-mentioned link before the link expires. Applicants need to register with the company portal in order to complete the registration process.
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