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As an Engineering Manager you will play an important role in the design and analysis of software projects with a high level of technical experience. For this role, we need someone excited about solving problems and being able to juggle multiple items in a day, taking joy in being very efficient in driving items through a pipeline process. Primary responsibilities are to solve current reported problems and find opportunities to resolve those with long term solutions. Other responsibilities may include planning, design, development and testing software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products.
Our goal is that about 50% of your responsibility is to provide technical leadership, direction, guidance, and support for the members of your team and about 50% of the role will be development.
How you'll make an impact
- Manage a small team of highly motivated developers and Systems Analysts
- Evaluate and respond to customer needs in a fashion that provides long-term benefit to WEX by finding strategic solutions to issues and driving that forward.
- Be in position to quickly and effectively resolve customer reported issues; taking ownership of the support process and collaborating with others on best solutions, effectively being a positive force for other teams by allowing focused development to continue.
- Become product domain expert and develop techniques to help team members gain expertise
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of the application architecture and ensures all development conforms to defined standards
- Analyze, design, program, debug and modify software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked or internet related computer programs
- Recommend changes in development, maintenance and system standards
- Support technological aspects of a software development project so that the end product meets business & technology requirements and is delivered on-time and on-budget
Culturally, you're
- A highly motivated manager and engineer who loves working on small, high performing teams.
- Collaborative, a solid communicator, and work well with your team and stakeholders.
- Someone who cares deeply for team results, checks your ego at the door and takes pride in owning results.
- A professional who can advocate strongly for positions and still be 100% behind team decisions even if they don’t go your way
- A mentor who is capable at guiding the technical development of less experienced developers at the functional, component architectural levels
- Are comfortable balancing the need to move fast with the realities of working in a highly regulated space like payments
Technically, you
- Pick up new technology and can switch between tech stacks with a minimum of fuss
- Are comfortable working on front-end web code, back end services, data stores, and infrastructure systems
- Have experience writing modern software deployed in the cloud
- Are comfortable with encryption schemes, modern APIs, and front-end frameworks
- Have worked on agile teams to deliver software iteratively
Experience you'll bring
- BS in an engineering field OR can make us feel intensely confident that you don’t need one.
- A demonstrable working understanding of at least one modern web framework.
- 4+ years of experience managing team members
- 4+ years of experience with Java
- 2+ years of experience with cloud solutions - Azure, Google, Amazon
- 4+ years experience working on agile teams to deliver software iteratively
- Experience with designing and architecting applications
- Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery
- Excellent overall knowledge of Enterprise Level technologies
- Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
- Self-motivation with attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
It would be nice if you
- Have demonstrable experience with systems engineering and automation
- Have experience with Atlassian tools like Confluence and JIRA
- Experience with Linux, containerization and container orchestration like Kubernetes
- Have experience with logging, metrics, and monitoring tools like DataDog and Splunk
- Have experience with transaction processing
The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more. For more information, check out the "About Us" section.
Pay Range: $150,600.00 - $180,100.00
About the Team/Role
As an Engineering Manager you will play an important role in the design and analysis of software projects with a high level of technical experience. For this role, we need someone excited about solving problems and being able to juggle multiple items in a day, taking joy in being very efficient in driving items through a pipeline process. Primary responsibilities are to solve current reported problems and find opportunities to resolve those with long term solutions. Other responsibilities may include planning, design, development and testing software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products.
Our goal is that about 50% of your responsibility is to provide technical leadership, direction, guidance, and support for the members of your team and about 50% of the role will be development.
How you'll make an impact
- Manage a small team of highly motivated developers and Systems Analysts
- Evaluate and respond to customer needs in a fashion that provides long-term benefit to WEX by finding strategic solutions to issues and driving that forward.
- Be in position to quickly and effectively resolve customer reported issues; taking ownership of the support process and collaborating with others on best solutions, effectively being a positive force for other teams by allowing focused development to continue.
- Become product domain expert and develop techniques to help team members gain expertise
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of the application architecture and ensures all development conforms to defined standards
- Analyze, design, program, debug and modify software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked or internet related computer programs
- Recommend changes in development, maintenance and system standards
- Support technological aspects of a software development project so that the end product meets business & technology requirements and is delivered on-time and on-budget
Culturally, you're
- A highly motivated manager and engineer who loves working on small, high performing teams.
- Collaborative, a solid communicator, and work well with your team and stakeholders.
- Someone who cares deeply for team results, checks your ego at the door and takes pride in owning results.
- A professional who can advocate strongly for positions and still be 100% behind team decisions even if they don’t go your way
- A mentor who is capable at guiding the technical development of less experienced developers at the functional, component architectural levels
- Are comfortable balancing the need to move fast with the realities of working in a highly regulated space like payments
Technically, you
- Pick up new technology and can switch between tech stacks with a minimum of fuss
- Are comfortable working on front-end web code, back end services, data stores, and infrastructure systems
- Have experience writing modern software deployed in the cloud
- Are comfortable with encryption schemes, modern APIs, and front-end frameworks
- Have worked on agile teams to deliver software iteratively
Experience you'll bring
- BS in an engineering field OR can make us feel intensely confident that you don’t need one.
- A demonstrable working understanding of at least one modern web framework.
- 4+ years of experience managing team members
- 4+ years of experience with Java
- 2+ years of experience with cloud solutions - Azure, Google, Amazon
- 4+ years experience working on agile teams to deliver software iteratively
- Experience with designing and architecting applications
- Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery
- Excellent overall knowledge of Enterprise Level technologies
- Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
- Self-motivation with attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
It would be nice if you
- Have demonstrable experience with systems engineering and automation
- Have experience with Atlassian tools like Confluence and JIRA
- Experience with Linux, containerization and container orchestration like Kubernetes
- Have experience with logging, metrics, and monitoring tools like DataDog and Splunk
- Have experience with transaction processing
The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more. For more information, check out the "About Us" section.
Pay Range: $150,600.00 - $180,100.00
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Software Development Manager
Document your technical leadership credentials early
USCIS scrutinizes Software Development Manager petitions more than pure individual-contributor roles. Gather performance reviews, org charts showing direct reports, and project scope documentation that prove your degree directly supports managerial and technical decision-making responsibilities.
Check employer LCA filing history on Migrate Mate
Filter by Software Development Manager job codes to see which companies have certified LCAs for this exact role. That filing history tells you which employers already understand the H-1B process for managers, not just engineers.
Target cap-exempt employers to bypass the lottery
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and certain government-affiliated entities can file H-1B petitions year-round without lottery exposure. Software Development Manager roles at these organizations face the same specialty-occupation standard but none of the April registration risk.
Verify your wage level before accepting an offer
The DOL prevailing-wage standard for Software Development Managers varies by wage level and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search using SOC code 11-9041 before negotiating, so you know whether the offered salary clears the Level II or Level III threshold your employer must certify.
Negotiate for premium processing in your offer letter
USCIS offers 15-business-day adjudication through premium processing. For a managerial role where onboarding timelines affect team delivery, get written confirmation that your employer will file with premium processing before you give notice at a current job.
Prepare for a specialty-occupation RFE on management roles
USCIS sometimes issues Requests for Evidence arguing that management positions don't require a specific degree. Counter this upfront with a detailed job duties letter tying every responsibility to your degree field, supported by the O*NET profile for the occupation.
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Find Software Development Manager JobsSoftware Development Manager H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Software Development Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as computer science, software engineering, or information systems. USCIS evaluates the actual duties, not just the job title. Roles that blend technical architecture decisions with people management generally qualify, but your employer's offer letter and job description need to make the degree requirement explicit and defensible.
Which employers actually sponsor H-1B visas for Software Development Manager positions?
Large technology companies, enterprise software firms, financial services companies with in-house engineering, and defense contractors regularly sponsor H-1B visas for Software Development Manager roles. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified LCA filing history for this job code, so you can prioritize companies that have already run the process for this specific position rather than guessing from job postings alone.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a Software Development Manager role at a new employer?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a transfer petition, without waiting for approval, as long as you've been in valid H-1B status. The new employer must file a fresh LCA for the Software Development Manager position and certify the prevailing wage for your location and level before submitting the I-129 petition to USCIS.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement apply to Software Development Manager jobs?
Your employer must certify with DOL that your offered wage meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for Software Development Manager roles at the applicable wage level in your work location. Wage Level III or IV is typical for experienced managers. You can verify the applicable wage yourself using the OFLC Wage Search under SOC code 11-9041 before finalizing your offer negotiation.
What happens to my H-1B status if I'm promoted from Software Engineer to Software Development Manager?
A promotion that materially changes your job duties, title, or wage level typically requires an amended H-1B petition filed with USCIS before or concurrent with the role change. Your employer must file a new LCA reflecting the manager-level prevailing wage for your location. Don't assume the existing petition covers the new position without confirming with your employer's immigration counsel.
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