About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Full stack Java in Technology as part of Global Payments & Liquidity Technology (GPLT)/Working capital Solution (WCS) group.  The Global Payments & Liquidity Technology (GPLT) group supports the Payment Solutions, Capital Markets Services, Wholesale Digitization, and International Technology across the firm. This diverse portfolio of capabilities spans multiple technology disciplines and strategic innovations. GPLT provides strategic, enterprise-wide technology capabilities and enabling services to our lines of business and management of the applications in terms of skills, stability, security, scalability, speed, and cost.  Legacy application rewrite project requires a hands-on engineer to support the end-to-end transition of Legacy application into Modernization.

The Lead Software Engineer candidate will be part of an Agile team supporting a legacy wire payment processing application.

In this role, you will:

Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impactAct as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplinesDesign, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programsReview 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 factorsMake 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 initiativesCollaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goalsLead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education5+ years of Oracle experience4+ years of experience in Full-stack Java development with ReactJS.2+ years of experience with skills such as Java/Spring Boot/Spring Cloud/Microservices, Kafka/Messaging, REST API, Redis/Distributed Caching, Postgres/MongoDB/Oracle, Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift, Junit/Mockito, ELK/Prometheus/Grafana, AWS/Azure/GCP,  ReactJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Jest/Cypress.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience in handling an application written in C Language.Experience in Cucumber, Gherkin, Selenium, Postman, Java, JavaScript, Linux Shell scripting, SQL, JUnit, JMeter, LoadRunner, Jenkins/CICD.Expertise in Java programming, test automation tools, SDLC practices, and infrastructure design, while also highlighting the importance of collaboration and T-shaped engineering. Experience in Finance or Banking focus on payment applications (SWIFT, FED, CHIPS, FUS, M2M).Deep understanding of SDLC practices, including Agile and DevOps methodologies, and experience in test-driven development (TDD).

Job Expectations:

Position will require onsite presence at one of the available locations listed below. Or Ability to work on-site at posted locationRelocation assistance is not available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. ​

Posting location:

300 S Brevard, charlotte, NC

Posting End Date: 

11 Sep 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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Drug and Alcohol Policy

 

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

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