Java Principal Engineer – Payments

Wells Fargo

. 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 .

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeIselin • New Jersey, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJ2EEKafkaMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
7+ years of hands ‑ on experience in payments, liquidity, or account ‑ services domains
7+ years of experience building J2EE ‑ and Microservices ‑ based applications
Strong understanding of middleware and application server concepts like Integration, Transactions and XA transaction, Security, Connection pooling, Load balancing and Messaging; clustered server environment and familiar with system performance related tasks
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to manage effectively in virtual environment where key team members and partners are in various time zones and locations
Ability to take initiative, identify opportunities and implement change
Strong background in Kafka and Confluent Platform
Skilled in secure DevOps practices and cloud deployment automation
Advanced capabilities in test automation frameworks and tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

J2EEMicroservicesmiddleware conceptsapplication server conceptsIntegrationTransactionsXA transactionSecurityConnection poolingLoad balancing

Soft Skills

analytical skillsattention to detailinitiativechange managementcommunicationleadershipstrategic thinkingcreativityinnovationcollaboration