Principal Java Engineer

Wells Fargo Bank•Columbus, OH

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer in our Core Banking Group as part of Consumer Technology. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com. The Principal Engineer will contribute deep technical expertise to a large‑scale Core Banking Modernization initiative. This role is hands‑on and execution‑focused, responsible for designing, building, and validating cloud‑native, microservices‑based systems that deliver high performance, resiliency, and operational excellence. The Principal Engineer works directly with engineering teams and vendor partners to solve complex technical challenges, implement modern architectural patterns, and ensure the successful delivery of a next‑generation core banking platform. In this role, you will: 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

Requirements

7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
7+ years of experience developing Java/JEE enterprise applications using open source technologies such as Microservices and Rest API’s
7+ years of experience with Spring Framework
7+ experience building or supporting cloud‑native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP
5+ years of hands‑on expertise with high availability, resiliency, and active‑active architectural patterns
3+ years of experience working on large‑scale modernization, re‑platforming, or transformation initiatives
3+ years of Database experience with Oracle, NoSQL, SQL, Cassandra, etc.
3+ years of Financial Services experience

Nice To Haves

Experience integrating or extending large vendor platforms; financial or core banking experience preferred
Solid understanding of networking, security, event streaming, and distributed data principles
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with technical teams
Experience with event-driven architectures, and distributed transactions.
Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, containers, and service mesh technologies.
Familiarity with SRE practices, resilience engineering, and automated failover testing.
Background in regulated, high‑availability environments such as banking, payments, or financial systems

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