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Lead Python Developer

Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

New York, NY
Full Time
Senior
120k-288k
26 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Python Developer in Technology as part of Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology (CCIBT) to participate in analysis, design, and development of risk platform enhancements aligned to the data strategy and target state architecture. This role involves analyzing and interpreting the Data Modernization strategy, developing and implementing data solutions, and partnering with Business and Technology teams. The position supports Agile workstreams and requires collaboration across various stakeholders to ensure compliance, risk management, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead complex initiatives on selected domains
  • Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
  • Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost
  • Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
  • Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
  • Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
  • Mentor less experienced software engineers
  • Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
  • Lead team to achieve objectives
  • Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
  • 5+ years of overall experience in a developer capacity using core languages such as Python, Java, C++, or C#
  • 5+ years of experience in gathering user requirements and building solutions using Python in Test Driven Development (TDD)
  • 5+ years of experience designing distributing computing frameworks in Python
  • 5+ years of experience in Relational Databases (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 or others)
  • 3+ years of experience with Microservice and Restful API development
  • 3+ years of working with DevOps tools (Git, Jenkins, Automation Deployment toolkits)
  • 3+ years working in an Agile development environment

Nice to Have

  • 5+ years with JavaScript development (REACT or Angular)
  • 5+ years of experience in the capital markets domain, specifically in risk disciplines such as Market and Counterparty Credit Risk
  • 3+ years of experience with NoSQL databases
  • 2+ years of experience in Cloud Computing (Azure, GCP and/or AWS)
  • Knowledge and understanding of derivative products, risk management, and data modeling of financial products
  • Knowledge and understanding of data management for reporting and quantitative analytics

Qualifications

  • Educational background is not explicitly specified, but experience requirements imply a need for significant professional experience in software development and related fields.

Benefits & Perks

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Working at Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

Wells Fargo values building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture. Employees are supported in their work-life balance and well-being, and the company emphasizes accountability for risk management, proactive monitoring, governance, and making sound risk decisions. The organization is recognized for its inclusive environment and commitment to equal opportunity employment.

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Job Details

Posted AtMay 25, 2025
Job CategoryData Science
Salary120k-288k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeOnsite
ExperienceSenior

About Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

Website

wellsfargo.com

Company Size

5001-10000 employees

Location

New York, NY

Industry

Commercial Banking

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