Lead Software Engineer 1 (#002114 Multiple Positions Available)

Wells Fargo & Company • Charlotte, NC

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

At Wells Fargo, we want to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. We’re looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you. Wells Fargo Technology sets IT strategy; enhances the design, development, and operations of our systems; optimizes the Wells Fargo infrastructure footprint; provides information security; and enables continuous banking access through in-store, online, ATM, and other channels to Wells Fargo’s more than 70 million global customers. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. seeks a Lead Software Engineer 1 in Charlotte, NC. This role involves designing, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting for projects and programs, driving complex technology initiatives, and acting as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large-scale technology solutions. The Lead Software Engineer 1 will review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions, assist in developing industry best practices, collaborate with technical experts, and drive projects or serve as a peer mentor. Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.1 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology or related technical field.
• 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a related role involving software or application development and engineering experience.
• Five (5) years of experience with the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with one of the following databases: Oracle, MS SQL, Teradata, Mongo DB, or DB2.
• 5 years of experience with at least six 6 of the following technical skills: Experience with SAS or SQL; Experience with JAVA/J2EE; Experience with Agile methodologies; Experience with RESTful or SOAP Web Services; Experience with Anthill or Jenkins; Experience with Linux or UNIX; Experience with Spring, Spring Batch, Spring Boot, and performance tuning; Experience with Urbancode Deploy; Experience in Jira; Experience with Application Logging Control tools; Experience with Maven, Oracle, or SVN; Experience in application performance, monitoring and optimization tools Blazemeter, Splunk, or AppDynamics; Experience in Application Programming Interface (API) or User Interface (UI) design and development; Experience in automations and unit testing using Jasmine, Karma, Selenium, Junit, or JMeter; Experience in application or software security web application penetration testing, secure code review, or secure static code analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs.
• Drive 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.
• 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.
• Assist 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.
• Drive projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees