Lead Software Engineer – Microservices, Observability & AI Platforms

Wells Fargo & Company•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer within Technology Engineering to design, develop, and lead scalable backend applications and platform services. This role requires deep expertise in modern backend technologies, strong architectural skills, and the ability to mentor engineers while partnering closely with product and distributed engineering teams. In this role, you will: 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 backend and platform solutions Design, code, test, debug, and document backend systems, APIs, and platform services for projects and programs Design and implement scalable architecture patterns including microservices, API-first, and distributed systems Design and develop scalable telemetry, observability, and analytics solutions to support real-time operational visibility and decision-making Develop and optimize Splunk dashboards and analytics to enable real-time insights, advanced alerting, and historical analysis Develop Splunk analytics that power real-time operational insights, advanced alerting, historical analysis, and AI/ML model inputs Design and build Beacon / Telemetry APIs to capture application, platform, and business signals Build and maintain telemetry ingestion services and pipelines that collect, normalize, store, and enrich data for analytics and AI/ML use cases Contribute to leveraging AI/ML techniques for operational intelligence, anomaly detection, and automation opportunities Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation Make decisions in developing companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions, influencing teams 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

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 of experience in Java (Spring Boot / Microservices) or Python (APIs, backend services)
4+ years of experience designing and building microservices and distributed systems
3+ years of experience in API design and development (RESTful services)
3+ years of system design and architecture experience for scalable, high-performance applications
3+ years of experience working with cloud-native or containerized platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift, or similar)
2+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
Experience building and optimizing Splunk dashboards using advanced SPL techniques including multi-stage pipelines, statistical functions, joins, lookups, and data enrichment
Experience developing Splunk analytics for real-time insights, alerting, and historical analysis
Experience designing and developing Telemetry / Beacon APIs for capturing application and business signals
Experience building and maintaining telemetry ingestion pipelines and services
Strong understanding of telemetry standards and concepts (logs, metrics, traces, events)

Nice To Haves

Experience with Observability / Monitoring tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Datadog, or similar
Exposure to AI / ML / GenAI / Agentic AI use cases
Experience with event-driven architecture or streaming platforms (Kafka or similar)
Experience building or supporting enterprise-scale, highly available applications
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong communication and stakeholder-management abilities
Ability to lead by influence and example in a fast-paced environment
Knowledge of API integrations, distributed systems, and backend performance optimization
Familiarity with modern development tools, frameworks, and engineering best practices

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 backend and platform solutions
Design, code, test, debug, and document backend systems, APIs, and platform services for projects and programs
Design and implement scalable architecture patterns including microservices, API-first, and distributed systems
Design and develop scalable telemetry, observability, and analytics solutions to support real-time operational visibility and decision-making
Develop and optimize Splunk dashboards and analytics to enable real-time insights, advanced alerting, and historical analysis
Develop Splunk analytics that power real-time operational insights, advanced alerting, historical analysis, and AI/ML model inputs
Design and build Beacon / Telemetry APIs to capture application, platform, and business signals
Build and maintain telemetry ingestion services and pipelines that collect, normalize, store, and enrich data for analytics and AI/ML use cases
Contribute to leveraging AI/ML techniques for operational intelligence, anomaly detection, and automation opportunities
Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation
Make decisions in developing companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions, influencing teams 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