Wells Fargo

Lead Specialty Software Engineer - Fixed Income Spread Technology

Wells Fargo$159K — $305K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent
  • Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot
  • Strong DevOps expertise with CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift
  • Experience with enterprise schedulers like Autosys
  • Proficient in testing frameworks including JUnit and automated practices
  • Experience in Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and development of Java/Spring Boot microservices
  • Build and maintain low-latency, resilient services
  • Ensure code quality, testing strategy, and CI/CD pipeline efficiency
  • Implement DevOps practices across relevant technologies
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues in a trading environment
  • Collaborate with traders, Middle Office, and Product teams
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life, critical illness, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
Full Job Description
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer within Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Capital Markets, Fixed Income Spread Technology. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on building and evolving low-latency, high-throughput platforms that power pricing, risk, P&L, and electronic trading workflows across Credit, Municipal, and Structured Products desks.

Team Overview:

The Fixed Income Spread Technology team builds and owns low-latency pricing, risk, and P&L systems as well as the front-end eTrading platform for Spread products including Credit, Municipal, and Structured Products. The team works directly with Front Office traders, Middle Office, and Product partners to deliver a live trading and analytics platform supporting intraday trading and end-of-day processing.

In this role, you will:
  • Lead design and delivery of Java/Spring Boot based microservices supporting real-time pricing, risk, P&L, and trade lifecycle workflows.
  • Build and operate low-latency, highly resilient services using REST and event-driven architectures.
  • Own code quality, testing strategy, CI/CD pipelines, and production readiness for supported platforms.
  • Drive DevOps practices across Kubernetes/OpenShift, Docker, Jenkins/uDeploy, Gradle, and Autosys.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and performance issues in a real-time trading environment.
  • Partner closely with Front Office traders, Middle Office, Product, and Platform teams.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers.
Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, education, or military service
  • 5+ years of strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot
  • 5+ year of strong DevOps experience with CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, Gradle, Jenkins and/or uDeploy
  • 5+ year of strong experience with Autosys or similar enterprise schedulers
  • 5+ year of strong testing experience including JUnit and automated testing practices
  • 5+ year of strong experience working in Agile SDLC environments

Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience with event-driven messaging platforms such as Apache Kafka
  • Experience with distributed caching technologies such as Redis and/or Apache Ignite
  • Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
  • Capital Markets Fixed Income domain experience, including pricing, risk, P&L, and trade lifecycle
  • Exposure to low latency eTrading systems and connectivity
  • Optional UI experience with TypeScript/Angular, OpenFin, and Figma


Job Expectations:
  • Telecommuting permitted up to 3 days per week: onsite presence required per Wells Fargo hybrid guidelines
  • No visa Sponsorship for this role


Posting Location:

150 E 42nd St. New York, NY 10017

300 S Brevard St., Charlotte, NC 28202

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.
$159,000.00 - $305,000.00

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, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement


Posting End Date:

27 Jun 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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