
Principal Engineer – AI Middleware
Wells Fargo
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Iselin • New Jersey • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
- Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
- Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions
- Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions
- Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
- Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership
- Lead the design and evolution of enterprise middleware/messaging platforms
- Apply AI and automation to improve platform reliability, scalability, and efficiency
- Set engineering standards and guide architectural best practices
- Partner with cross‑functional teams to align solutions with business and technology goals
- Mentor senior engineers and drive continuous improvement and innovation
Requirements
- 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Extensive experience designing and supporting enterprise middleware or integration platforms
- Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence architecture decisions
- Experience applying AI, automation, or advanced analytics to improve system performance or reliability
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience mentoring senior engineers
- Experience applying AI or machine‑learning techniques to optimize messaging and streaming platforms such as MQ, Kafka, and Solace (e.g., performance tuning, anomaly detection, capacity planning)
- Familiarity with using AI‑driven insights to enhance Redis caching strategies, resilience, and latency optimization
- Knowledge of observability, automation, or AIOps tools supporting event‑driven and distributed systems
- Ability to translate AI‑driven platform insights into actionable improvements for engineering and operations teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Benefits
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
engineeringenterprise middlewareintegration platformsAIautomationadvanced analyticsmachine learningperformance tuninganomaly detectioncapacity planning
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationmentoringleadershipstrategic thinkinganalytical thinkingcreativityinnovationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvement