Wells Fargo

Lead Specialty Software Engineer

Wells Fargo$159K — $305K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience
  • 5+ years of Sr. Java specialty experience
  • 5+ years in Spring Boot, JPA, Microservices, SQL and NoSQL
  • 4+ years in Capital Markets Technology
  • 2+ years of experience in React.js
  • 2+ years working with Kubernetes/OpenShift
  • 2+ years experience with Apache Kafka/Confluent Enterprise

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex technology initiatives
  • Monitor systems for operational efficiency
  • Define opportunities to increase resource efficiency
  • Design, develop, and implement applications
  • Resolve challenging coding and platform issues
  • Ensure compliance and risk management standards are met
  • Mentor junior software engineers
  • Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
Full Job Description
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer to join our CCIBT Organization and of Collateral and Margin Management Technology team working on Platforms Modernization & Regulatory/Compliance initiatives. The ideal candidate would have very strong technical knowledge of Java and a solid foundation of server design methodologies. Successful applicant will help enhance, build, and deliver frameworks and business application micro services. In this role as an AI engineer, you will develop cutting edge artificial intelligence solutions using large language models, agentic frameworks, and other innovative technologies. The ideal candidate would have knowledge in designing, developing, and deploying applications leveraging LLM models and systems, with a strong focus on Prompt Engineering, Fine Tuning, RAG implementation and Agentic frameworks.

In this role, you will:
  • Lead complex initiatives on selected domains
  • Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
  • Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost
  • Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
  • Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
  • Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
  • Mentor less experienced software engineers
  • Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
  • Lead team to achieve objectives
  • Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively
  • Design, develop, and deploy AI applications using Enterprise APIs, LLM's, agent frameworks, and other related technologies
  • Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI, LLM second agentic frameworks and apply this knowledge to improve existing systems and develop new ones


Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 5+ years of Sr. Java Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 5+ years of experience in Spring Boot, JPA, Microservices, SQL and NoSQL
  • 4+ year of experience in Capital Markets Technology working on building solutions in any of the following areas (Pricing & Risk Management, Trade lifecycle, Sales & Trading, Prime services or Securities Clearing and Settlements)
  • 2+ years of experience in React.js
  • 2+ years of experience in Kubernetes/OpenShift
  • 2+ years of experience in Apache Kafka/Confluent Enterprise
  • 2+ years of Experience with SDLC and Agile tools such as JIRA, GitHub, Jenkins, Confluence etc
  • 2+ years Experience on GenAI enabled solutions, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic workflows, with a strong understanding of prompt engineering, grounding, and extensibility
  • 2+ years Hands-on experience with major GenAI platforms (e.g., Microsoft VS Code, GitHub Copilot ).


Desired Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's/master's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • 2+ Years of experience in Enterprise Architecture
  • 1+ years of experience building and using AI MCPs and Agents
  • Knowledge of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) is a HUGE PLUS
  • 2+ years of DevOps tool set based continuous incremental delivery experience
  • 2+ Years of Experience in Blue Green Deployment Model
  • 2+ years working in OpenShift Container Platform
  • 2+ years working in Micro Front End Architecture
  • 2+ years using SQL Server/MongoDB
  • 2+ years of experience working Domain Driven Development
  • Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP), enterprise-grade agentic workflows is highly desirable
  • Deep knowledge of LLM and API integration, including RESTful API design.


Location:

300 S Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

Metro Park, 194 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, New Jersey 08830

Job Expectations:
  • Must be based in one of the above locations or willing to relocate at your own expense.
  • Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
  • This position currently offers a hybrid work schedule, 3 days onsite.
  • This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.


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:

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

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