Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software EngineerWells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in the Core Banking Modernization – Enterprise Product & Pricing (EPPM) space. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.The Lead Software Engineer will contribute strong technical expertise to a large-scale Core Banking Modernization initiative. This hands-on role is responsible for designing, developing, and testing cloud-native, microservices-based solutions that deliver high performance, resiliency, and operational excellence. The Lead Software Engineer collaborates closely with engineering teams and vendor partners to implement modern architectural patterns, solve technical challenges, and ensure the successful delivery of a next-generation core banking platform. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering skills with the ability to lead technical efforts, mentor team members, and drive high-quality solutions from design through production deployment.In this role, you will:Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impactAct as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplinesDesign, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programsReview and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factorsMake 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 initiativesCollaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goalsLead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentorRequired Qualifications:5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education5+ years of Java/J2EE and Spring Framework experience delivering software using CI/CD pipeline5+ years of experience developing enterprise applications using open-source technologies such as Microservices and Rest API's5+ years of experience developing enterprise applications using modern database technologies such as MongoDB3+ years of experience with Event Drive Messaging technologies including IBM MQ or Apache Kafka2+ years of experience with Cloud technologies including Azure, Open Shift, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes or DockerDesired Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or engineeringExperience with Agile Scrum (Daily Standup, Sprint Planning and Sprint Retrospective meetings) and/or KanbanFamiliarity with Event driven architecture3 + years of experience supporting enterprise level core banking platform applications at scale in production3+ years working with configuration and monitoring technologies such as Ansible, Grafana, Elastic, Splunk, Prometheus, Github, Maven2+ years working with AI tools and agents like Devin, Copilot, Claude, GeminiJob Expectations:This position requires a hybrid in office work scheduleJob Location:3075 Loyalty Cir - Columbus, Ohio 43219 (Primary)300 S. Brevard St. - Charlotte, NC and 401 W Las Collinas Blvd. - Dallas, TX (Secondary)Pay RangeReflected 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 - $187,000.00BenefitsWells 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 benefits401(k) PlanPaid time offDisability benefitsLife insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insuranceParental leaveCritical caregiving leaveDiscounts and savingsCommuter benefitsTuition reimbursementScholarships for dependent childrenAdoption reimbursementWe Value Equal OpportunityWells 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, or any other legally protected characteristic.