Lead Java Developer Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities (FICC)

Wells Fargo•Charlotte, NC

7d•$119,000 - $187,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in technology as part of Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology. This candidate will be supporting our Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities (FICC) and Derivatives businesses. In this role, you will design, develop, and enhance strategic trade management platform capabilities that support the full trade lifecycle across cash and derivative products. Working closely with traders, quantitative analysts, product owners, and technology teams, you will help modernize critical Capital Markets applications through cloud-native architecture, microservices, and AI-enabled development practices. This position offers the opportunity to work on highly scalable, high-performance trading systems while contributing to the transformation of Wells Fargo's next-generation trade processing and risk management platforms. This role requires a strong technical leader who can drive the design, development, and modernization of enterprise applications supporting Capital Markets platforms. The individual will leverage expertise in Java, cloud-native technologies, microservices, and AI-assisted development tools to deliver scalable, resilient, and high-performing solutions. Success in this role requires close collaboration with business and technology partners, a commitment to engineering excellence, and the ability to mentor teams while advancing modern architecture and software development best practices.

Requirements

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
4+ years in FICC Trade Life Cycle: Deep domain knowledge of Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities, including trade capture, valuation models, and lifecycle event management
4+ years High-Performance Stack: Proven mastery of Java (concurrency, JVM tuning) and Python (FastAPI, data science libraries)
4+ years Distributed Systems: Extensive experience with gRPC, Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd), and high-performance messaging protocols

Nice To Haves

Platform Pedigree: Prior experience building or significantly contributing to industry-leading platforms
Complex Derivatives Knowledge: Understanding of pricing and risk for complex derivatives (Swaps, Options, Exotics) and how they translate into trade event models
Agentic Development: Experience implementing GitHub CoPilot or similar AI-assisted engineering tools at scale to drive "Agentic Development" workflows.
Modern UI Patterns: Experience with Micro Front Ends to decouple the trader UI and allow for independent module deployment
Cloud Native: Familiarity with deploying mission-critical financial systems on hybrid cloud environments (Azure/GCP/AWS) with a focus on data residency and sovereignty
Academic Background: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Financial Engineering

Responsibilities

Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors
Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor