Lead Specialty Software Engineer – Electronic Trading

Wells Fargo

. Lead complex initiatives on selected domains .

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeNew York City • New Jersey, New York, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead complex initiatives on selected domains
Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost
Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
Mentor less experienced software engineers
Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
Lead Partner team to achieve objectives with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
5+ years of experience supporting capital markets businesses and processes, including Fixed Income electronic trading, algorithmic trading, analytics, and trade lifecycle
5+ years of experience architecting, designing, developing, and testing high‑performance ECN/Exchange gateways, RFQ, pricing, and AMM components integrated with end‑to‑end electronic trading platforms
5+ years of experience handling and troubleshooting high‑speed market data, order routing, RFQ/RFS, quotations, and trading flows across multiple venues and broker‑dealers
5+ years of experience working directly with traders, business partners, technology teams, and exchanges to diagnose and resolve production issues related to trading flows, latency, and performance
5+ years of experience establishing testing methodologies and resolving escalated issues during functional, integration, and performance testing
5+ years of experience with high‑performance programming in Java and/or Python and/or C++

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

software engineeringhigh-performance programmingJavaPythonC++testing methodologiesalgorithmic tradingECN/Exchange gatewaysmarket data handlingtrading flows

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationinfluencingproblem-solvingcommunicationrisk managementoperational efficiencyresource utilizationprocess improvement