Wells Fargo Generative AI - Lead software engineer 

United States, California 

777585510

In this role, you will:

• Build Large Language Model (LLM) powered applications that support powerful capabilities for internal Wells Fargo users, with a focus on agentic workflows, prompt engineering, evaluations, model feedback and tuning mechanisms, and safety guardrails.
• Build systems utilizing Large Language Models (LLM) involving data ingestion pipelines, reliable service orchestration, backend application state management, and data layer implementation.
• Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors.
• Provide engineering support for AI driven solutions that enhance and streamline work processes, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable applications aligned with business priorities.
• Act as a thought leader in developing standards and enterprise best practices for engineering complex and large-scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines.
• Design, code, test, and document solutions that align with both product specific and enterprise-wide goals.
• Lead the development of frameworks and solutions that provide both vertical support to specific business-aligned products and horizontal capabilities that can scale across multiple platforms.
• Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology teams, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals.
• Lead projects, teams, and service as a peer mentor.
• Stay current on emerging technologies in AI to continue to the strategy discussion for future capability development.

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 experience in backend application software development, with ability to quickly adapt Python code base.
• 2+ years of experience Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering and agentic workflows.

Desired Qualifications:

• Deep knowledge of implementing guardrails and advanced techniques for query enrichment and re-writing
• Expertise in test or eval driven development including data and error analysis ensuring robust and scalable AI software.
• Experience architecting and implementing agentic frameworks for autonomous multi-step reasoning and planning
• Solid grasp of parsing, chunking, indexing and re-ranking of multiple file formats
• Experience with Generative AI Operations, and enterprise-scale AI adoption strategies.
• Familiarity with enterprise-scale software systems and their integration within large organizations.
• Experience in enterprise AI model lifecycle management, AI compliance, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Strong understanding of human centered AI design for workplace applications.
• Proven ability to work across multiple teams and functions to drive alignment and execution.
• Demonstrated success in designing usability and delivering seamless user experience.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Job Expectations:

• Be Humble: You're smart yet always interested in learning from others
• Work Transparently: You always deal in an honest, direct, and transparent way.
• Take Ownership: You embrace responsibility and find joy in having the answers
• Learn More: You regularly self-educate and improve your skill set.
• Show Gratitude: You show appreciation and respect to those you work with.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• Must be able to work on-site at any of the listed locations
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

1302 El Camino Real, MENLO PARK, California 94025

300 S Brevard St., CHARLOTTE, North Carolina 28202

1525 W W T Harris Blvd., CHARLOTTE, North Carolina 28262

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.