Lead Systems Architect jobs at Wells Fargo

In this role, you will:

• 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 team to achieve objectives
• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Core Java development with expertise in memory management and concurrency.
• 5+ years of experience with computing algorithms and data structures.
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing distributed systems.
• 2+ years of experience with in-memory cache architectures (e.g., Oracle Coherence, Redis).
• 5+ years of object-oriented programming experience.
• 5+ years of SQL experience.
• 4+ years of experience in the securities industry with knowledge of financial instrument valuation, lifecycle, and risk management.
• 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced experience in capital markets business and processes.
• Understanding of risk and margin management.
• Good knowledge of trade lifecycle (confirmation, clearing and settlement).
• Strong understanding of design patterns.
• 3+ years of experience developing multi-tiered, low latency, highly reliable applications for Equity Swaps or Equity Derivatives Trading Desk.
• Basic knowledge of SEC, FINRA, and international regulations for building technological solutions.
• Knowledge of technology platform development, including large-scale technology in a capital markets environment.
• Knowledge of application lifecycle from design and development to testing, implementation, and production support.
• Working knowledge of microservice, API servers, distributed, and client-server technologies.
• Familiarity with capital market concepts.
• Ability to build components across all functional domains.
• Excellent communication skills for a business user-facing role.
• A BS/BA degree or higher.

Job Expectations:

• Develop software for various EF&F components as an individual contributor.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and users to understand requirements.
• Translate business specifications into functional specifications.
• Analyze and refactor legacy code to fit into a scalable microservice architecture.
• Design and document existing, target, and smooth transition state architectures.
• Write high-quality, performant Java code using object-oriented principles and design patterns.
• Create and modify RDBMS objects (tables, views, stored procedures, etc.).
• Conduct thorough unit and functional testing and document development activities.
• Solve complex problems requiring a solid grasp of business domains.
• Ensure quality, maintainability, and extensibility of supported systems and risk applications.
• Build applications requiring minimal or no L2 support.
• Quickly learn new business areas in capital markets technology.
• Leverage GenAI tools to produce high-quality code and maintain high productivity.
• Keen eye to look at various technology process and come up with proposal to solve it using AI technologies

Pay Range

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

The Lead Software Engineer will work with a highly talented and energized team of Engineers to take care of design, development and unit testing for WIM Advisor Platform applications. You will work closely with business partners and stakeholders to provide solutions for business requirements. You will be responsible for working with integration partners to establish application integrations with internal and external applications.
The Lead Software Engineer will develop an Internal Intranet application for the Financial Advisors and Associates with heavy integration into RWS Tridion Content Manager. This Lead Software Engineer will be working on a scrum team that will be working within a .NET Architecture.

In this role, you will:

• 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

Required Qualifications:

• 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 .NET development and Microsoft Technologies

• 5+ Years of Angular Development experience

• 5+ Years of Lead developer experience

• 5+ API Development Experience

• 4 +Experience in automated testing (such as Selenium)

• 4+ Years of experience working in an agile environment

• 4+ Years of financial services experience

• 4+Experience in leading Cloud Development and migration to Azure/Openshift

• 4+ Apigee Development Experience

• 4+ Working creating architectural diagrams and facilitating infrastructure setup

• 1+ Tridion Development Experience

• 1+ Github Copilot Experience

Locations:

• 2801 Market St., F&L Building, St. Louis, MO

• 300 S. Brevard St., Charlotte, NC

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work on-site at approved location

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Pay Range

$119,000.00- $187,000.00Annual

Posting End Date:

30 Sep 2025

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

The Lead Full Stack Software Engineer will support the design, development, testing, documentation, and analysis of specific modules or features of new or upgraded fixed income and equity trading software systems and products, which require knowledge in a niche area.

In this role, you will:

• 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 team to achieve objectives
• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3 years of .NET and/or C# development experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 3 years of Angular development experience
• FIX protocol (Financial Information eXchange) experience
• MongoDB development experience
• Experience working with Cloud based platforms, Openshift preferred
• Trading experience and knowledge of Equities, Options, Fixed Income, Syndicates, etc.

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work on-site at posted location

• Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Demonstrate knowledge of Boomberg TSOX, SSOX, and TOMS platforms. Understanding fixed income trading flows, including Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) such as ICE Bonds TMC, and the processing and settlement of fixed income securities.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

Trust ServicesTrust advisors discuss the needs of HNW and UHNW clients and provide personalized advice and wealth and asset management services, including:

• Personal trust services

• Estate services

• Philanthropic services

• Closely held asset management

• Real estate and loan asset management

• Oil, gas and mineral management

• Legacy trust services

• Special needs trust services

• Managed Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)

In this role, you will:

• Oversee a team of fiduciary professionals responsible for the administration of trust and other fiduciary accounts.
• Administer a book of fiduciary relationships, including analyzing trust and estate documents, implementing client estate plans, and ensuring client accounts are managed in accordance with sound fiduciary principles and applicable law.
• Engage clients, advisors and internal partners to deliver a high-touch client experience within a strong risk management framework.
• Build and maintain a strong knowledge of internal policies and procedures including, but not limited to, distributions, account maintenance, account opening and closing, KYC requirements, annual account reviews, and management of overdrafts.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and control development.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on fiduciary administration, including the interpretation of governing instruments, adherence to fiduciary principles and applicable laws, and the application of prudent investing standards.
• Serve as an escalation point for team members regarding client-related matters, including the resolution of client complaints and the approval of discretionary distributions.
• Act as a thought leader and culture carrier for the firm to influence outcomes and build an inclusive, collaborative and client-focused environment for our fiduciary professionals.
• Lead team to achieve business objectives and drive execution.
• Participate actively in Wells Fargo Trust's training and mentorship programs.
• Participate in marketing and development initiatives, including building connectivity with centers of influence.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Fiduciary Products experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience and education

Desired Qualifications:

• J.D. and/or CTFA preferred
• Ability to work effectively within a team and build strong working relationships across business channels and at all levels of management
• Demonstrate a high level of organizational skills, including time and priority management
• Collaborate effectively with relationship team members, client’s advisors and other colleagues
• Solutions-oriented and able to operate within a diverse, fast-paced environment
• Strong conflict resolution skills
• Strong leadership, communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain difficult financial, tax and legal concepts to internal partners and clients

Job Expectations:

• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities and/or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.

• This Sensitive role will have a required absence of 2-weeks

Pay Range

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives, including those that are cross functional with broad impact as well as targeted Derivatives and FX projects
• Act as consultant to finance, accounting and Business Line management on matters related to firms' liquidity and funding position
• Manage, measure, analyze and report on the firm’s liquidity position, including developing funding and liquidity management strategies
• Provide overall advisory on treasury finance liquidity and funding management
• Review and analyze complex technical challenges that require evaluation or multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors and ensure data quality and establish controlled processes
• Collaborate with Internal Audit, Corporate Risk Management and Model Governance teams as well as outside parties including regulatory agencies and accounting and consulting firms
• Strategically collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and mid-level managers to resolve issues, achieve goals and make decisions in maintaining effective and efficient liquidity and funding management practices that meet internal control standards
• Interact with internal customers, guide other teammates and make recommendations to more experienced group members and management
• Develop effective presentations to an array of internal stakeholders, including senior executives and relevant committees

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Treasury experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree or higher in finance, accounting, or economics
• 5+ years of experience working at a large financial institution
• Deep understanding of derivatives and FX products, including options, futures, swaps and structured products.
• Financial analysis or accounting experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Knowledge and understanding of financial analysis, forecasting, and analyzing interest income and balance sheet behavior.
• Knowledge and understanding of database querying and creating ad hoc reporting results using SQL or similar querying methods.
• Experience with general ledgers and accounting policies
• Ability to successfully operate in a complex and matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to exercise independent judgment to identify and resolve problems.

Pay Range

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop or influence Treasury Management Consulting objectives and long-term goals for highly complex business and technical needs across Treasury Management Consulting
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple business lines, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require advanced knowledge, inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others
• Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large-scale and cross functional
• Lead Treasury Management Consulting projects and teams, or serve as peer mentor
• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Treasury Management Sales experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with Mid Corporate Sales/Segmentsmanaging a $10M+ book of business

• Active Certified Treasury Professional Designation (CTP)

• Strong ability to negotiate & influence various audiences at multiple levels

• Exceeded established sales and customer satisfaction goals

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Strong presentation skills (verbal, written, PPT, etc.)

Job Expectations:

• Travel up to 40% of the time
• This opportuity provides a hybrid work schedule at the posted location
• Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities and/or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process

Pay Range

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

As a Lead Software Engineer within(part of Enterprise Functions Technology), you will lead the design, development, and deployment of full-stack solutions that are secure, scalable, and resilient. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade applications and services, while also contributing to the advancement of AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities across the organization.

In this role, you will:

• 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
• Architect and build scalable, secure, and observable systems in cloud-native environments (Azure, GCP, Kubernetes)
• Drive AI/ML and GenAI initiatives, contributing to model development, integration, and deployment
• Collaborate with SREs and platform engineers to enhance system reliability, telemetry, and automation
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices across the team
• Participate in system design reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and lead root cause analysis efforts
• Contribute to the evolution of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in full-stack software development
• Proficiency in Java , React , TypeScript , and Spring Boot
• Strong understanding of system design , data structures , and algorithms
• Experience with RESTful APIs , microservices , and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or OpenShift)
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk)
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, GitAction, Artifactory

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with GraphQL , Apollo , or content-driven web applications
• Hands-on experience with Crafting effective prompts for LLMs and leveraging Python for integration and ML model development
• Exposure to AIOps , SRE principles , and infrastructure as code
• Strong communication skills and ability to present technical concepts to leadership
• Experience with NoSQL databases , SQL optimization , and data modeling
• Background in AI/ML and Generative AI projects (e.g., model training, prompt engineering, integration)

Job Expectations:

• Hybrid work environment with occasional travel (up to 5%)
• Flexibility to work outside regular hours as needed
• Commitment to continuous learning and innovation

Pay Range

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.