Lead Software Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for Financial Crimes and Regulatory Operations team.

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

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Additional Required Qualification:

Bachelor’s in engineering or equivalent with above mentioned years of experience

Experience with GenAI tools – Co Pilot

Strong analytical, verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.

Strong knowledge on Agile Product development methodologies and collaborating with multiple stakeholders to deliver the quality products in a timely manner.

Hands on experience on building microservices using Spring boot, Kafka, REST APIs, ORM, SQL/NO-SQL Databases.

Strong knowledge and hands-on on designing highly secure, scalable, resilient, and performant applications using Java/J2EE design patterns, 12-factor app principles, cloud-native patterns, and practices.

Deep understanding of application performance management, memory management, multi-threading patterns and practices.

Strong knowledge of foundational skills: Data Structures, Design Patterns, OOPs, SOLID principles, and secure coding practices.

Strong hands on with the Strangler pattern, API gateway Pattern, Aggregation pattern, CQRS, Event sourcing, Saga and Circuit breaker patterns

Technology Stack:

Backend:

Microservices, even-driven architectures

Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security

REST APIs

Kafka, PUB/SUB, streaming applications

ORM -JPA, Hibernate, SQL (Oracle, MS SQL), NO-SQL (Mongo DB)

Junit, Mockito, Wiremock

TDD and BDD

Chaos Engineering

Frontend

React JS/Angular

Containerization

Docker

Kubernetes

Deployment and monitoring practices and patterns

Secure SDLC process

Good understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Deep understanding of PCF.

Must have worked in Agile/Scrum development environment (min 2+ years).

Mentoring/coaching the team members and other engineers.

Desired Qualifications:

Certification in Google/Azure Cloud, AWS Associate level / Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) developer, Container and Kubernetes experience.

Job Expectations:

As a lead engineer, a successful candidate will partner with members of an agile development team and stakeholders. Should support the technical designs with other developers, assist with code reviews and implement highly complex user stories.

Posting End Date:

23 Jun 2026

Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.