Senior Software Engineer

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer
In this role, you will:

• Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments
• Contribute to large scale planning of strategies
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments
• Review moderately complex technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of technologies and procedures
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet existing client needs or potential new clients needs while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, or compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve technical challenges and achieve goals
• Lead projects and act as an escalation point, provide guidance and direction to less experienced staff

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Deep expertise in Core Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• implement scalable, secure, and resilient backend systems leveraging Java 17+, Spring Boot, and cloud-native patterns.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and cloud-native architecture.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL stores.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes/OCP, and Git.
• Proficiency with Kafka/RabbitMQ/MQ.
• Strong debugging and performance tuning skills.
• Advanced experience using AI tools (GitHub Copilot, M365 Copilot, JetBrains AI Assistants)) to accelerate SDLC and engineering workflows (solution design, code generation, refactoring, unit test creation, debugging, and architecture drafting.)
• Good knowledge of LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases orchestration frameworks, Copilot usage, and AI-driven design.
• Conduct high-quality code reviews, enforce engineering best practices, and mentor junior developers.
• Implement and validate NFRs across performance, security, resiliency, observability, and maintainability.
• Implement observability patterns using Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.
• Experience with LangChain, LLM APIs, embeddings, vector stores, and RAG pipelines.
• Use Python-based GenAI tools for prototyping internal accelerators.
• Evaluate and integrate AI-based components into backend systems.
• Identify repetitive engineering tasks and propose AI-based automation.

Job Expectations:

• Excellent communication and collaboration.
• High ownership, quality-focused mindset.
• Passion for innovation, automation, and AI-driven engineering
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Java backend development

Posting End Date:
25 Feb 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
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