Java Principal Engineer (Payments)

Wells Fargo & Company•Iselin, NJ

1d•$159,000 - $305,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Wells Fargo, a meaningful career is more than just a job; it's about finding elements that help you thrive. #LivingTheWellLife means being supported in life, not just work, with a competitive salary, robust benefits, and programs for work-life balance and well-being. It also means being rewarded for community involvement, celebrated for authenticity, and empowered to grow. Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer in technology within the Chief Operating Office Technology, specifically in the Global Payments & Liquidity Treasury Technology organization. This role is crucial for driving the delivery of initiatives and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Requirements

7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
7+ years of hands‑on experience in payments, liquidity, and account‑services domains
7+ years of experience building J2EE‑ and Microservices‑based applications

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of middleware and application server concepts like Integration, Transactions and XA transaction, Security, Connection pooling, Load balancing and Messaging; clustered server environment and familiar with system performance related tasks
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to manage effectively in virtual environment where key team members and partners are in various time zones and locations
Ability to take initiative, identify opportunities and implement change
Strong background in Kafka and Confluent Platform
Skilled in secure DevOps practices and cloud deployment automation
Advanced capabilities in test automation frameworks and tools

Responsibilities

Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions
Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions
Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership