Wells Fargo

Principal Engineer — AI Data Platform

Wells Fargo$120K — $160K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of Engineering experience or equivalent through a combination of work, training, military experience, or education
  • 2+ years of experience in building Gen AI and agentic solutions
  • 3+ years of experience in creating scalable, production-grade data pipelines and data quality analysis
  • 5+ years of experience with Python, including use of ML frameworks

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable, production-grade data pipelines between on-premise systems and public cloud environments
  • Build Gen AI and agentic solutions for data curation and quality checks
  • Own end-to-end data quality and analytics capabilities
  • Build data and ML pipelines in Python using modern frameworks
  • Manage the technical design across the data lifecycle from ingestion to retrieval
  • Establish engineering rigor for data and AI-driven components
  • Collaborate with data engineers and AI teams to integrate new capabilities
  • Mentor team engineers on scalable data pipeline engineering and analytics best practices

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule with 3 days a week in the office
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Engagement in next-generation AI technology projects
  • Mentorship programs within the engineering team
Full Job Description

About this role:

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader on our AI data platform, driving the architecture and implementation of the pipelines and data quality capabilities that turn raw enterprise process data into a trusted, enterprise-grade fuel source for AI agents. You will own hard technical problems at the core of the platform — building scalable, production-grade data pipelines that move data between on-premise and cloud environments, instrumenting rigorous data quality and analytics capabilities, and applying Gen AI and agentic techniques to automate and scale data and analytics workflows.

This is a deeply technical, hands-on role for an engineer who wants to shape the foundational, AI-ready data infrastructure behind agentic AI at enterprise scale.


In this role, you will:

  • Design and build scalable, production-grade data pipelinesthat reliably move and transform data between on-premise systems and public cloud environments, keeping the platform's AI-ready data stores fresh, complete, and trustworthy.

  • Build Gen AI and agentic solutionsthat automate data curation, enrichment, and analysis — using AI agents to accelerate data quality checks, anomaly detection, and insight generation across the platform.

  • Own data quality and analytics capabilities end to end— designing validation frameworks, monitoring, profiling, and analytics tooling that give the platform and its consumers confidence in the data.

  • Build production-grade data and ML pipelines in Python, leveraging modern ML and Gen AI frameworks for data transformation, enrichment, and agentic analytics at scale.

  • Own technical design across the ingestion-to-retrieval lifecycle— from on-prem and cloud ingestion through transformation, storage, and the gateway that serves governed, AI-ready data to downstream model applications.

  • Establish engineering rigor for the platform's data and AI-driven components— evaluation harnesses, data quality checks, drift monitoring, and reproducibility for pipelines and agentic analytics workflows.

  • Collaborate closely with data engineers, platform engineers, and applied AI engineersto ensure new pipeline, data quality, and agentic analytics capabilities integrate cleanly with the broader enterprise-grade data platform architecture.

  • Partner with the modeling and applied AI teamsto ensure the data pipelines, quality signals, and agentic analytics you build translate directly into better agent performance in production.

  • Mentor engineers on the teamin Gen AI and agentic solution design, scalable data pipeline engineering, and data quality and analytics best practices.

  • Contribute to architectural decisions and technical reviews, representing the data platform's pipeline, data quality, and agentic analytics capabilities in cross-team and leadership forums.


Required Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

  • 2+ years of experience building Gen AI and agentic solutions.

  • 3+ years of experience building scalable, production-grade data pipelines and data quality analysis.

  • 5+ years of experience with Python, with experience in ML frameworks.


Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience building or operating enterprise-grade, AI-ready data platforms in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, or comparable).

  • Hands-on experience building data pipelines that move data between on-premise systems and public cloud environments.

  • Familiarity with vector databases, embedding models, and retrieval-augmented architectures.

  • Experience applying AI agents to data quality, data profiling, or analytics workflows.

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline.

Job Expectations and Core Values:

  • Be Humble: You're smart yet always interested in learning from others.

  • Work Transparently: You always deal in an honest, direct, and transparent way.

  • Take Ownership: You embrace responsibility and find joy in having the answers.

  • Learn More: You regularly self-educate and improve your skill set.

  • Show Gratitude: You show appreciation and respect to those you work with.

Hybrid Work Schedule with 3 days a week in office

Posting End Date:

30 Jul 2026

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

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Careers

Joining Wells Fargo means becoming part of a distinguished financial institution that has been a cornerstone of innovation and leadership in the banking industry. At Wells Fargo, we offer a plethora of job opportunities designed to empower your career growth and development in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Work You’ll Do

At Wells Fargo, you will be part of a team that values diversity and is committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We are looking for professionals who are eager to drive innovation and lead with integrity. Our employees are our greatest asset, and we invest in their professional growth through comprehensive leadership and diversity training programs that are recognized industry-wide.

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Whether you're interested in a position in finance, IT, customer service, or management, Wells Fargo has career opportunities in various fields. Our team members benefit from job stability, competitive benefits, and a culture that values and rewards performance and dedication.

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We believe in nurturing the potential of our employees. Wells Fargo offers robust training programs and resources to help every team member excel in their current roles and prepare for future challenges. Growth at Wells Fargo is not just about climbing the career ladder but expanding your skills and expertise to add value to our team and customers.

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