Principal Engineer, Generative AI Solutions

Wells Fargo & Company•Concord, CA

2d•$159,000 - $305,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer in Technology as part of Consumer Technology and Generative AI. Wells Fargo's Consumer Technology team is building a new, world-class Generative AI Solution Engineering group to redefine how we create and deliver value to millions of customers. We are seeking exceptional Principal Engineers to be the foundational technical leaders of this team. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of AI within one of the world's leading financial institutions. As a Principal Engineer, you will be more than a developer; you will be a technical visionary, an architect, and a hands-on builder responsible for engineering enterprise-grade, end-to-end Generative AI solutions. You will set the technical direction, mentor a talented team of engineers, and build the secure, scalable solutions that will power the next generation of intelligent applications at Wells Fargo.

Requirements

7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
3+ years of experience in Generative AI, LLMs, or Foundation models
3+ years of experience with GenAI solutions using modern orchestration frameworks such as ADK, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or similar.
3+ years of experience with either GCP, AZURE , Kubernetes or OpenShift
2+ years of experience in Python.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of cloud security principles, identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, and network security in a public or hybrid cloud context.
Experience building and operating systems in a highly regulated industry (e.g., Financial Services).
Proven experience as a technical lead or architect, with a history of mentoring senior engineers.
Contributions to open-source projects in the AI/ML space.

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