Job highlights

- 5+ years in software development with expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring ecosystem, cloud-native applications, and AI/Generative AI

- Lead and develop engineering teams, drive cloud readiness and application modernization, manage SDLC and security standards, and foster agile and DevOps practices

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 creative 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:

- 5+ years of experience in software development and 2+ years in engineering leadership or people management.

- Strong hands-on background with Java/J2EE, Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, MVC, ORM/JPA/Hibernate), messaging systems (Kafka/JMS), and workflow tools.





- Proven experience building cloud-native applications using Java or similar technologies.

- Practical expertise in AI and Generative AI, with demonstrated use of AI/GenAI tools to enhance productivity or optimize engineering workflows.

- Experience leading and collaborating with global delivery teams in a matrixed environment.

- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical discipline (e.g., CS, Engineering, Math, Statistics, Economics).

- Strong business partnering, communication, innovation mindset, and ability to challenge status quo while staying current with emerging technologies.

Job Expectations:

- Lead the transformation of an established engineering team, elevating capabilities, embedding modern ways of working, and driving a high-performance, outcomes-focused culture.

- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and product leaders to align with evolving business direction, influence technology priorities, and represent engineering in planning and decision-making.

- Develop and manage engineering talent and leaders, ensuring delivery of high-quality, modern, secure, and scalable solutions that adhere to architectural standards and non-functional requirements.

- Guide technical strategy and modernization efforts by collaborating with architects and senior engineers to drive cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy, and alignment to next-generation architecture.

- Oversee engineering execution and operational excellence, including code quality, peer reviews, SDLC governance, risk management, security standards, roadblock escalation, and continuous process improvement.

- Drive agile and DevOps practices, acting as an escalation partner for teams, removing impediments, fostering experimentation, and enabling predictable delivery across moderate- to high-risk initiatives.

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