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Lead Software Engineer

Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

San Leandro, CA
Full Time
Senior
133k-237k
about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the Wells Fargo CVA team. The role involves engaging with systems at scale, testing, learning, and developing proof of concepts, with a focus on microservices architecture, messaging, and cloud technologies. The position requires leading complex technology initiatives, developing standards and best practices, and collaborating with technical experts to resolve issues and drive innovation.

Key Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions
  • 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
  • Design and build scalable and high-performing services that handle millions of customer conversations monthly
  • Drive and participate in design, development, and implementation of large and complex applications
  • Work closely with developers and testers to ensure requirements and functional designs are translated into technical solutions
  • Work with developers and business partners to understand application defects, performance problems, and data anomalies
  • Drive requirements and design discussions

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
  • 5+ years of experience in microservices development
  • 5+ years of Core Java experience
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Nice to Have

  • 3+ years of Agile experience
  • 4+ years of public cloud experience
  • 5+ years of experience working with middleware vendor messaging technologies
  • An industry-standard technology certification

Qualifications

  • Educational background is not explicitly specified but implied to include relevant experience and certifications

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 while maintaining a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture. Employees are accountable for executing risk programs, following policies and procedures, and making sound risk decisions. The company emphasizes proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification, escalation, and adherence to compliance standards.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 17, 2025
Salary133k-237k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

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About Wells Fargo & Company - Institutional Retirement & Trust business

Website

wellsfargo.com

Company Size

5001-10000 employees

Location

San Leandro, CA

Industry

Commercial Banking

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