Principal Engineer - Java Full Stack

Wells Fargo•Iselin, NJ

11d•$159,000 - $305,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer on the Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology team. The role supports Payment Solutions, Capital Markets Services, Wholesale Digitization, and International Technology. The portfolio spans multiple technology disciplines and strategic innovations, providing enterprise-wide technology capabilities and services to business lines and management. The Principal Engineer will lead end-to-end technology solution delivery for commercial lending capabilities across loan origination, servicing, and delivery. The role combines focused commercial lending product knowledge with hands-on technical expertise. It includes shaping architecture and product delivery roadmaps, participating in Agile ceremonies and planning, guiding scrum teams, reviewing code, conducting proofs of concept with emerging technologies, and enabling innovation through technical leadership. The position advises leadership on complex solution design, resolves highly complex engineering challenges, translates business and technology strategy into engineering solutions, and provides direction on significant business solutions. The engineer keeps current with industry practices and technologies, leverages AI, automation, and data engineering to improve outcomes, collaborates with architecture, platform, technology leadership, and product teams on strategies and roadmaps, aligns implementation with business goals and timelines, and improves platform stability, performance, and operational efficiency. The role is hybrid and based at one of the listed Wells Fargo locations in Irving, Texas, or Iselin, New Jersey. It is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Additional hours may be required.

Requirements

At least 7 years of engineering experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through work, training, military experience, or education.
At least 7 years of experience with Java 17+, Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Security, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, JPA, Python, Scala, REST APIs, and microservices architecture.
At least 7 years of experience with Angular 16, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, and AJAX.
At least 3 years of Teradata and Unix experience.
At least 2 years of AI technology implementation experience.
At least 2 years of experience working in Agile environments.
At least 2 years of experience with Teradata Utilities, load/unload processes, and BigQuery.
At least 2 years of database experience with Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server, and relational database design.
At least 2 years of SQL development and performance tuning skills.
At least 2 years of Microsoft Excel skills using Power Query.
Ability to work in a hybrid environment.
Ability to work additional hours as needed.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional and technical teams.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail and accuracy.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform services.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
Experience with Kafka and event-driven architecture.
Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, Gradle, and SonarQube.
Knowledge of Ansible, shell scripting, F5, AVI, and infrastructure automation.
Experience deploying applications on Tomcat, JBoss, and WebSphere.
Strong understanding of MVC architecture, J2EE design patterns, and enterprise application design.
Experience with Apache Spark, ETL technologies such as Ab Initio, Informatica, and DataStage, and DBMS platforms such as Teradata and SQL Server.
Experience implementing secure, scalable, and highly available solutions in large enterprise environments.
Experience with cloud-native application modernization and migration initiatives.
Experience with enterprise data engineering and analytics platforms.
Experience with AI-driven automation and intelligent workflow implementations.
Experience in financial services or large-scale enterprise technology environments.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

Advise leadership and develop or influence end-to-end solution designs for complex business needs.
Evaluate and resolve highly complex engineering challenges, including hands-on design and coding when needed.
Translate business objectives, enterprise technology context, and strategic opportunities into technical engineering solutions.
Provide vision, direction, and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative business solutions.
Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and emerging technologies and recommend useful innovations.
Leverage AI, automation, and data engineering capabilities to improve business outcomes.
Collaborate with Architecture, Platforms, Technology Leadership, and Product teams to shape technical strategies and roadmaps and manage dependencies.
Partner with product and program leadership to align technology implementation and delivery with business goals and timelines.
Lead improvements to platform stability and performance by addressing technical debt and improving operational efficiency.
Lead end-to-end technology solution delivery for commercial lending capabilities across loan origination, servicing, and delivery.
Participate in Agile ceremonies and planning; analyze product functionality, feature delivery, and priorities.
Make architecture decisions, collaborate with stakeholders on product roadmaps, and direct scrum teams based on business value.
Provide architecture guidance, conduct extensive code reviews, and guide development teams on day-to-day delivery.
Conduct proofs of concept with new technologies and demonstrate technical thought leadership.