Software Engineer /Full Stack, Java

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineer.

In this role, you will:

• Participate in low to moderately complex initiatives and projects associated with the technology domain, including installation, upgrades, and deployment efforts
• Identify opportunities for service quality and availability improvements within the technology domain environment
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for low to moderately complex projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments
• Review and analyze technical assignments or challenges that are related to low to medium risk deliverables and that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternative technology domains
• Present recommendations for resolving issues or may escalate issues as needed to meet established service level agreements
• Exercise some independent judgment while also developing understanding of given technology domain in reference to security and compliance requirements
• Provide information to technology colleagues, internal partners, and stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Hands-on software engineering experience across the full development lifecycle including design, development, testing, debugging, and documentation of enterprise-grade systems.
• Experience working as an individual contributor in agile software development teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate functional and technical requirements into working code.
• Hands-on experience developing microservices-based applications, preferably supporting high-volume or transaction‑intensive workloads.
• Experience designing and developing applications using MongoDB, Oracle and PostgreSQL.
• Working knowledge of data modeling principles, especially for MongoDB-backed applications:
  • Designing efficient and scalable document schemas
  • Understanding normalization vs. denormalization trade‑offs
  • Applying indexing strategies and using aggregation pipelines
  • Supporting schema evolution, backward compatibility, and migrations
• Experience using Hibernate and JPA for data access.
• Exposure to document generation and customer communication technologies, including:
  • OpenText Exstream (template design concepts, data mapping, output generation)
  • Java libraries such as Apache PDFBox and iText
  • Python libraries such as ReportLab, FPDF, or WeasyPrint
• Understanding of generating data‑driven documents such as PDFs, statements, notices, or letters.
• Familiarity with document concerns including template versioning, formatting standards, localization, and output validation.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Java
  • Spring Framework / Spring Boot
  • Hibernate, JPA
  • Kafka
  • Object Storage
• Exposure to UI frameworks such as Angular or React is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Kafka for messaging and streaming, including use of AVRO schemas.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with API management platforms such as Apigee.
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks:
  • JUnit
  • Karate
  • Cucumber
• Familiarity with TDD and BDD practices, including writing unit, integration, and API tests.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Exposure to:
  • Liquibase for database change management
  • Harness or similar deployment tools
  • Blue‑Green deployments
• Basic understanding of monitoring and observability using tools like Grafana and AppDynamics.

Posting End Date: 

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

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells 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.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.