Software Engineering Manager

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineering Manager

In this role, you will:

Manage, coach, and develop a team of individual contributor engineer roles with low to moderate complexity and less experienced managers who are responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology

Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release

Engage with architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture to enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example, cloud readiness, application modernization and data strategy

Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning

Identify and recommend opportunities for driving resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards

Act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to make decisions and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement culture

Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed

Interpret, develop, and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with low to moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk

Collaborate and consult with the Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices

Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers

Manage allocation of people and financial resources for technology engineering including career development and performance management for engineers and managers on the team

Hire, mentor and guide talent development of direct reports to build the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for the supported product areas/products

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

2+ years of Leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

Proven experience managing high-performing engineering teams (14+ direct reports) in Agile scrum construct.

Experience leading Java based applications engineering teams along with API and UI technologies.

Act as a torchbearer for AI-driven development, including experience with AI, Gen AI, Agentic automation solutions design and development.

Solid understanding of test automation frameworks.

Solid understanding of API, Kubernetes, containerization, and microservices.

Strong expertise in any of the cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), OpenShift along with familiarity with security, compliance and governance in cloud

Deep hands-on experience in building highly scalable applications

Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Preferred experience in Banking / Financial Services - Lending domain

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Job Expectations:

Lead and mentor a team of software engineers responsible for designing, developing, and supporting scalable enterprise applications and services.

Own the end-to-end delivery of applications from design to production.

Oversee deployment and management of applications on OpenShift and other container platforms.

Collaborate with Architecture, Security, and platform teams to ensure secure and scalable apps.

Proactively drive the application rationalization/modernization journey of Java /.NET, based and UI applications

Drive cost optimization, engineering efficiency through AI adoption, and building accelerators.

Provide thought leadership on new technologies and evolving AI capabilities.

Manage vendor relationships and evaluate toolsets and platforms for integration.

Drive AI-driven development, including experience with AI, Gen AI, Agentic automation solutions design and development.

AI-First & GenAI Responsibilities

Drive an AI-first engineering mindset across teams

Identify and deliver GenAI / AI use cases across products and engineering workflows

Design and implement AI-powered and agentic solutions

Enable teams to leverage AI for development, testing, and DevOps

Promote adoption of tools such as Copilot Agents, Claude Code, Cursor, Devin AI

Define best practices for Responsible AI and governance

Collaborate with data and architecture teams on AI-enabled systems

Posting End Date:

21 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.