Lead Software Engineer - WIMT Holdings, Activities and Balances

Wells Fargo & Company•Minneapolis, MN

1d•$119,000 - $206,000•Onsite

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to support product development and delivery for our Holdings, Activities and Balances product, a WIM technology initiative. 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 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.

Requirements

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
3+ years of financial services
5+ years of hands-on software development experience with full stack Java
3+ years of experience designing, building, and supporting APIs and microservices
3+ years of experience building RESTful services using Spring Boot
2+ years of experience with cloud‑native architectures, including container platforms such as Kubernetes
1+ years working with AI software development tools (GitHub, Co-Pilot, Agents, etc.)
1+ years of leadership experience; running scrum team, team mentorship

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting trading, market data, or FIX-based systems
OpenShift cloud experience
Experience conducting code reviews, ensuring code quality, and supporting production readiness
Working knowledge of software architecture and solution design principles
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub‑based workflows, and modern developer tooling like Visual Studio Code
Knowledge of application security practices, including identifying and addressing vulnerabilities using tools like SonarQube

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