Wells Fargo

Principal Engineer – AI Middleware

Wells Fargo

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: IselinNew JerseyNorth CarolinaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per year

Job Level

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