Principal Software Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Software Engineer join the Infrastructure Automation and DevSecOps team to develop the software and systems to enable developer self-service through Architecture-as-Code (AaC) and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) experiences. This software practice is focused on the modernization and transformation of how infrastructure fulfillment, provisioning and configuration is done across the firm. These advancements in Automation Engineering takes priority in changing the supportability and operability of all of Wells Fargo’s digital products and services across the world.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
• Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
• Review 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 factors
• Make 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 initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
• Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor
• Be responsible for taking a pivotal and essential role in design, development, deployment, and maintenance of a new cloud management platform
• Establish additional standards and patterns to grow Golang software development
• Create applications and services that promote efficiency and cost savings
• Integrate to cloud services providers such as Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
• Play an individual contribution as well as a team leader role in delivering on software development stories and tasks
• Expand upon developed and delivered products through cross-training/knowledge transfer to other software engineers, creating thorough documentation/other learning materials, and providing example user-specific application examples to the greater development community

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 7+ years of Software Development experience with architecting, designing and developing frontend and backend applications using modern software programming languages (e.g. Java, C#, JavaScript)
• 7+ years of experience in developing software which utilizes either traditional relational databases or alternately non-relational databases
• 5+ years of experience in developing software which utilize cloud web services

Desired Qualifications:

• leadership experience
• 5+ years of experience working in an agile environment
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to develop partnerships and collaborate with other business and functional areas
• Knowledge and understanding of application and web security
• Knowledge and understanding of technology performance: analysis, automated testing, and tuning for applications
• Experience developing applications using Golang
• Knowledge of one or more major Cloud Services Providers (CSPs) such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform and their primary web service offerings
• Experience using Temporal and/or other similar workflow/FaaS style application frameworks and systems
• Experience developing foundational software that can be appropriately leveraged by agentic AI
• Experience developing software utilizing modern AI language models within the software development lifecycle

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time
• This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• This role is not eligible for relocation assistance

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.

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:

*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.

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.