Lead Software Engineer

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
• document for projects and programs Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment
• 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
• external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals Lead projects, teams
• serve as a peer mentor Required Qualifications: 5+ years of Software Engineering experience
• equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education 5 + years supporting large-scale production systems across Linux, Windows, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Cloud
• enterprise middleware platforms 5+ years supporting application middleware and web platforms: Java, Tomcat, WebLogic, Apache, Spring, etc 4+ years designing, implementing
• operating enterprise observability solutions using logs, metrics, traces, alerting
• AIOps platforms Desired Qualifications: 5+ years developing automation, tooling, APIs
• platform services using Python, Java, JavaScript, Go
• similar languages 3+ years implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, ARM/Bicep, GitOps) and CI/CD automation 3+ years of experience with Cloud technologies: PCF, Azure, AWS, GCP, Open Shift, etc 3+ years leading major incident response, root cause analysis, post-incident reviews
• reliability improvement programs 2+ years leveraging AIOps and operational analytics platforms to improve detection, correlation
• incident response automation Experience leveraging AI-powered engineering tools and platforms (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT/Copilot, Azure AI services, AIOps platforms, observability intelligence solutions) to accelerate software development, incident response, operational troubleshooting, documentation generation
• reliability engineering outcomes Experience defining and managing SLIs, SLOs, SLAs
• Error Budgets Experience leading cross-functional reliability initiatives Experience driving operational excellence and toil-reduction programs Experience conducting capacity planning and resiliency testing Experience mentoring engineers and establishing engineering standards Experience designing highly available cloud-native architectures Experience implementing automated remediation and self-healing solutions Pay Range Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position.
• Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location.
• Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities. $119,000.00 - $187,000.00 Benefits Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below.
• Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
• Health benefits 401(k) Plan Paid time off Disability benefits Life insurance, critical illness insurance
• accident insurance Parental leave Critical caregiving leave Discounts and savings Commuter benefits Tuition reimbursement Scholarships for dependent children Adoption reimbursement Posting End Date: 6 Aug 2026 * Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
• We Value Equal Opportunity Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran
• any other legally protected characteristic.
• 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)
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
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