Software Engineering Manager

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineering Manager.

In this role, you will:

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of individual contributor engineer roles with low to moderate complexity and less experienced managers who are responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology
• Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
• Engage with architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture to enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example, cloud readiness, application modernization and data strategy
• Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
• Identify and recommend opportunities for driving resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
• Act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to make decisions and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement culture
• Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed
• Interpret, develop, and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with low to moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk
• Collaborate and consult with the Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices
• Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for technology engineering including career development and performance management for engineers and managers on the team
• Hire, mentor and guide talent development of direct reports to build the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for the supported product areas/products

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Lead and mentor 15–25 software engineers across two Agile teams.
• Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive hiring, onboarding, career development, and performance management of team members.
• Foster collaboration across Product, Architecture, Security, Operations, and Business stakeholders.
• Act as the technical leader for Java-based distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Review and approve application architecture, design patterns, and implementation approaches.
• Drive modernization of legacy platforms into cloud-ready microservices solutions.
• Establish engineering standards, coding practices, and design governance.
• Design scalable, secure, resilient, and highly available systems.
• Lead architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and proof-of-concepts.
• Promote API-first design and event-driven architecture patterns.
• Identify opportunities for automation, platform simplification, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure production stability, performance, availability, and observability.
• Lead incident management, root-cause analysis, and remediation activities.
• Drive DevSecOps adoption, CI/CD maturity, and engineering productivity improvements.
• Own end-to-end delivery of features and programs from concept through production deployment.
• Partner with Product Managers and Architects to define roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Ensure predictable execution, risk management, and delivery quality.
• Drive Agile best practices including sprint planning, backlog management, and release planning.

Job Expectations:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3+ years managing engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in:
• Java 17/21
• Spring Boot
• REST APIs
• Microservices Architecture
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Kafka or equivalent messaging platforms
• Strong experience with:
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• Distributed systems design
• Application security and authentication patterns
• Performance tuning and scalability engineering
• Experience building cloud-native applications on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Leadership Skills
• Experience managing multiple Agile teams.
• Strong stakeholder and executive communication skills.
• Ability to influence architecture and technology decisions across organizations.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale enterprise applications.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience leading modernization from monolithic applications to microservices.
• Knowledge of Identity & Access Management (IAM), Security, or Banking platforms.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, or Azure Kubernetes Services.
• Exposure to Domain-Driven Design (DDD), SRE, and DevSecOps practices.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

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.

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