Software Engineer

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineer.
At Wells Fargo, we have one goal: to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them achieve their dreams. We're looking for talented people who will put our customers at the centre of everything we do. Join our diverse and inclusive team where you'll feel valued and inspired to contribute your unique skills and experience. This position is needed to support ongoing Development, Enhancements, Maintenance of initiatives for the Technology group.
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:

• Strong years of backend engineering, with at least 1 year integrating AI/LLMs into production.
• A Java Engineer skilled in Spring Boot, microservices, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), Docker, CI/CD-capable of working end-to-end development and delivering high-performance enterprise solutions.
• Strong years of Java development experience
• Strong years active participation in Agile methodology.
• Strong experience in using Git Hub/Jenkins, JIRA & SonarQube tools
• Experience in Cloud Applications.
• Strong years of database and MS SQL experience
• Strong experience in development of framework and reusable components using different Java design patterns
• Experience with Application performance, monitoring and optimization using Blazemeter, JMeter, Splunk and AppDynamics
• Experience in creating, executing, and documenting compliance testing
• Experience in policy and procedures/control testing
• Banking domain experience is preferred
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Develop reusable components using different Java design patterns.
• Contribute towards implementing CI/CD pipeline.
• Strong in programming skills and verifies java/selenium program logic by overseeing the preparation of test data, test scripts and debugging of programs for automation.
• Assures quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported area and oversees creation of or updates to and testing of the business continuation plan.
• Learn the Wells Fargo Standards and follow them.
• Core Java Engineering Skills
• Java 17+, Core Java, OOP, collections, concurrency, multithreading
• Spring Boot / Spring Framework, Spring Data, Spring Security.
• RESTful APIs, distributed microservices architecture, integration patterns.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL experience; stored procedures, views, optimized queries.
• Strong backend engineering with Python, React.js
• Cloud, DevOps & Tooling
• Deployment experience on AWS / Azure / GCP for scalable Java apps.
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git, automated testing).
• Build tools: Maven, Gradle; version control with Git.
• Hands-on experience with modern LLMs (GPT, Gemini, LLaMA, etc.) built on transformer architectures.
• Good prompt engineering skills, including chain-of-thought prompting.
• AI Integration & Automation
• Ability to integrate AI into enterprise workflows
• Software Quality & Engineering Excellence
• Strong debugging, testing (JUnit, integration, performance), and refactoring skills.
• Strong documentation and architectural design capabilities.
• Leadership & Collaboration
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

Job Expectations:

• Strong years of backend engineering, with at least 1 year integrating AI/LLMs into production.
• A Java Engineer skilled in Spring Boot, microservices, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), Docker, CI/CD-capable of working end-to-end development and delivering high-performance enterprise solutions.

• Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large-scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines.
• This position requires the individual to support internally developed as well as externally purchased or developed applications as required by the business.
• The individual in this role is responsible for the technical implementation of solutions supporting business functionality.
• Work with multiple teams including, but not limited to, Product teams, different IT teams, QA, Release Management, Infrastructure, etc.
• Evolve & innovate tooling techniques to accelerate development, test and deliver lifecycles.
• Code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs.
• 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.

Posting End Date:
8 Mar 2026
*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.
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