Senior Software Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an experienced Lead Software Developer with experience primarily within the financial services industry. The ideal candidate will have strong full-stack development expertise, lead technical design and delivery initiatives, and mentor development teams while building scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise applications.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise applications and services.
• Develop and maintain full-stack solutions using modern technologies and best practices.
• Collaborate with business, architecture, infrastructure, and QA teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Drive code reviews, technical standards, and development best practices.
• Support application modernization, cloud adoption, and DevOps initiatives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and performance issues.
• Lead or participate in complex initiatives on selected domains
• Assure quality, security and compliance for supported systems and applications
• Serve as a technical resource in finding software solutions
• Review and evaluate user needs and determine requirements
• Provide technical support, advice, and consultation with the issues relating to supported applications
• Create test data and conduct interfaces and unit tests
• Design, code, test, debug and document programs using Agile development practices
• Understand and participate to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Conduct research and resolve problems in relation to processes and recommend solutions and process improvements
• Assist other individuals in advanced software development
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 4+ years of experience with Python and Java
• 4+ years of experience with Oracle Database & SQL
• 4+ years of experience with REST APIs and Microservices
• 4+ years of experience with Query and Data Analysis Tools
• 4+ years of experience with Messaging Technologies
• 4+ years of experience with Kafka
• 4+ years of experience with Hadoop Ecosystem
• 4+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• 4+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services
• 4+ years of experience in Windows environments and enterprise application support
• 4+ years of experience with DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Artifactory, and deployment automation tools
• 4+ years of experience with system integration, distributed systems, and scalable architectures

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading distributed development teams.
• Knowledge of compliance, surveillance, risk, or regulatory platforms.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Posting End Date:

17 Aug 2026

• Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

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