Lead Software Engineer

Wells Fargo

Lead Software Engineer in AI-driven Intelligent Document Services at Wells Fargo. Architecting and designing scalable systems using modern technologies and practices.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona, California, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $119,000 - $224,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerJavaKafkaMicroservicesNoSQLSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors
Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
5 years of experience in Application Development using Java and Microservices
3+ years of experience using Spring Boot
1+ years of experience using generative AI technologies using OpenAI standard APIs
Experience of vector database is preferred
Experience on Kafka, Apigee and containers like docker, k3s
3+ years of Mongo/No SQL DB experience
3+ years of experience with secure DevOps and deployment automation to cloud environments
Understanding of technology architecture: distributed and client server technologies
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent communication and teamwork skills, be self-directed, self-motivated, committed, and a quick learner.

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

JavaMicroservicesSpring Bootgenerative AIOpenAI APIsvector databaseKafkaApigeeDockerMongoDB

Soft Skills

analytical skillsattention to detailcommunication skillsteamwork skillsself-directedself-motivatedcommitmentquick learner