Wells Fargo Principal Engineer 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

994664630

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer to support CTO Automation and internally developed applications. This senior-level position leads system design and architecture in partnership with Enterprise Architecture and senior developers to deliver technology solutions for Automation products, internally developed applications including:

• Major Incident Management (MIM application)
• Site Reliability Engineering – internally developed applications
• Workload scheduling (Autosys, CA7)

In this role, you will:

• Create target state vision through design standards and patterns.
• Review and approve new standards, patterns, and practices.
• Document current state through technical design documentation.
• Advise on implementation design to ensure alignment with best practices.
• Provide strategic direction and expertise to leadership on innovative business solutions.
• Engage with professionals and managers across the enterprise to influence product roadmaps and drive adoption.
• Build strong relationships with Enterprise Architecture and Technology Principals.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Principal Engineers, and internal customers to develop scalable solutions.
• Lead support for critical applications and customer journeys, including high-priority incident resolution and postmortems.
• Automate operational metrics and processes (e.g., intake, availability, SLO/SLI adherence, error budgets).
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices and recommend innovations.
• Own the full software development lifecycle from concept to deployment.
• Stay current on emerging trends in AI, software development, and system architecture.
• Advocate for software engineering best practices, including test-driven development and continuous delivery.
• Contribute to internal forums and communities of practice.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military service, or education.
• 5+ years designing and building observability solutions (Splunk, Grafana, Elastic, AppDynamics, Prometheus).
• 5+ years of engineering and support experience on Linux/Unix and Windows servers.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud technologies.
• 3+ years supporting enterprise-level complex applications and platforms.

Desired Qualifications:

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong technical communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Robust experience with modern SDLC and CI/CD practices.
• Strong proficiency in React and its ecosystem (Redux, React Router, etc.).
• Familiarity with Selenium, Playwright, and/or Cypress for automated testing.
• Experience supporting both in-house and commercial off-the-shelf software.
• Self-starter with curiosity to learn new technologies and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Agile Scrum and Kanban methodologies.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

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