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: Bachelor’s in engineering or equivalent and must have 5+ Years of overall relevant experience and proven record of leading and managing a minimum size of 15+ Technology Team members Very strong Java Full stack development and Architecture experience.
• Strong hands-on experience of working with and buildout of transformational agile teams for enterprise scale application development.
• Proficiency with DevSecOps, CI/CD, Platform Engineering, and Cloud-native development practices.
• Experience implementing AI-assisted software engineering solutions.
• Knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, prompt engineering, and AI governance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of observability, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), automation, and operational excellence.
• Experience driving engineering productivity transformations and measuring business impact.
• Ability to lead large-scale modernization and cloud transformation programs.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive technology strategy.
• Job Expectations: Responsibilities Champion adoption of AI-powered engineering capabilities across the software lifecycle..
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools (e.g., Copilot and emerging AI platforms) to improve developer productivity, code quality, and engineering efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify modernization opportunities.
• Establish engineering productivity and AI adoption metrics to measure quality, delivery outcomes, developer effectiveness, and operational excellence.
• Intelligent Automation & Productivity Drive automation-first approaches across development, testing, deployment, observability, operations, and governance processes.
• Continuously identify opportunities to eliminate manual activities through AI and intelligent automation.
• Responsible AI & Risk Management Ensure adherence to Wells Fargo policies for Responsible AI, model governance, security, privacy, compliance, and ethical AI usage.
• Implement controls to validate AI-generated code, documentation, and recommendations before production deployment.
• Ensure AI solutions align with enterprise architecture, data governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
• AI-Enabled Talent Development Build an AI-first engineering culture through coaching, talent development, continuous learning, experimentation
• responsible adoption of AI capabilities Partner with product managers, architects
• business stakeholders to define roadmaps that leverage AI, automation, analytics
• modern engineering capabilities to deliver customer and business value.
• Interpret BRDs & functional specification documents and design technical and quality specifications.
• Lead AI-focused proof-of-concepts and innovation initiatives that improve productivity, resilience, customer experience, and engineering effectiveness.
• Establish modern engineering practices including AI-assisted development, automated testing, observability, DevSecOps, platform engineering, documentation automation, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership on architecture, software engineering, cloud platforms, AI-enabled development tooling, automation frameworks
• modernization initiatives Acts as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation and analysis efforts, wherever needed Interact effectively and manage partnership with stakeholders to deliver successful business results based on Technology requirements.
• Closely work with the Technology Leads, Application Architects for the safety and soundness of the assigned applications.
• Managing overall performance of the team members and ensuring to build and sustaining high performance work culture AI & Modern Engineering Demonstrated experience driving AI-assisted software engineering and developer productivity initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI-assisted development platforms, and enterprise AI governance principles.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve code generation, testing, documentation, operational support, and engineering workflows.
• Ability to identify, prioritize, and execute AI transformation opportunities within software delivery organizations.
• Experience establishing engineering productivity metrics and measuring AI-driven business outcomes.
• Data-Driven Leadership Strong analytical mindset with ability to use metrics, telemetry, and AI-generated insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Experience leading organizational change and technology transformation initiatives.
• Technology-oriented, experience managing products with technical complexity and interdependencies.
• Ability to deliver and engage with partners effectively in a multi-cultural matrix environment by demonstrating co-ownership and accountability in a matrix structure.
• Ability to motivate staff to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals
• work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment Should possess Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively across organizational lines and with virtual team members.
• Provide effort estimates, identify resource needs, and enforce project and delivery standards.
• Ability to deal with ambiguities effectively (Technology, People, Process or Partner).
• Leadership Expectations Drive an AI-first engineering culture that accelerates delivery, improves software quality and operational resilience, develops engineering talent
• ensures responsible adoption of emerging technologies.
• Posting End Date: 23 Jul 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.
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• Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
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