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Lead Software Engineer

Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

Westlake, TX
Full Time
Senior
16 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Engineer passionate about designing, developing, and implementing cutting-edge services utilizing Generative AI Models. The role involves contributing to the development and delivery of generative AI-driven applications for internal use within the Technology of the Chief Operating Office (TCOO). The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing safe, accurate, and user-centric solutions grounded in enterprise data, leveraging the latest Generative AI models, tools, and knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

  • Accelerate business use cases via Agentic AI with focus on using frameworks like Agent Development Kit (ADK) and LangChain.
  • 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 and understand next generation domain architectures to enable application migration paths.
  • Identify and recommend opportunities for resolving technology roadblocks including code, build, and deployment issues, while managing the overall software development cycle and security standards.
  • Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction.
  • 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.
  • Influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmaps.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
  • 2+ years' experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP, OpenShift) and hands-on experience with cloud-native development and/or cloud migration of applications.
  • 6+ months knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and/or agentic workflows in generative AI applications.

Nice to Have

  • Proficiency in DevOps tools and practices, including infrastructure as code.
  • Strong experience collaborating with product and business stakeholders to deliver valuable and user-centric solutions.
  • Financial industry experience or familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to balance technical excellence with business priorities.
  • Expertise in test-driven development methodologies.
  • Cybersecurity and Risk Mindset: proactively identifies risks and integrates secure practices into development workflows.
  • End-user experience focused: delivers intuitive, valuable solutions that align with employee needs.
  • Mission-aligned: shares Wells Fargo's vision of transforming the employee experience through generative AI.

Qualifications

  • Educational background or certifications are not explicitly specified, but experience requirements imply formal qualifications in software engineering or related fields.

Benefits & Perks

  • Not explicitly specified in the description.

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

Wells Fargo values building strong customer relationships while maintaining a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture. Employees are accountable for executing risk programs, adhering to policies and procedures, and proactively monitoring and managing risks. The company emphasizes governance, risk identification, escalation, and making sound risk decisions aligned with its risk appetite.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 4, 2025
Job CategoryProduct Management
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

About Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

Website

wellsfargo.com

Company Size

5001-10000 employees

Location

Westlake, TX

Industry

Commercial Banking

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