Wells Fargo Spread Technology Principal Engineer 

United States, New York, New York 

487432438

You will lead the design and development of low-latency Micro UIs and robust backend services, contributing to pricing, risk, and PnL workflows. The ideal candidate will demonstrate technical leadership, deep domain knowledge in capital markets, and a passion for building scalable, resilient software solutions using modern technologies such as Angular, Java, Spring, Kafka, and Apache Ignite

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives on selected domains

• Own the end-to-end delivery of strategic software solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical standards

• Lead the design and architecture of scalable, cloud-native applications using modern frameworks and technologies

• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence

• Champion the implementation of SOLID principles and software engineering best practices across the codebase

• Collaborate with senior management and traders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions

• Drive technical decision-making and provide thought leadership in architecture reviews and design discussions

• Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, and maintainability through rigorous code reviews and testing practices

• Promote DevOps culture and practices, including CI/CD automation and cloud deployment strategies

• Contribute to and support complex initiatives in selected domains.

  Ensure quality, security, and compliance for supported systems and applications

• Serve as a technical resource for software solutions

• Review and evaluate user needs and determine requirements

• Design low latency eTrading, pricing, and risk applications for Fixed Income asset classes such as Structured Products, Credit, and Municipal Bonds

• Implement low-latency, HTTP and WebSocket-based real-time micro-UIs usingJavaScript/Typescript,Angular, AgGrid, and other UI libraries

• Develop backend services using Java, Spring Framework, Kafka, and Ignite

• Utilize build tools such as Maven or Gradle and ensure code quality using SonarQube

• Provide technical support and resolve issues related to supported applications

• Create test data and conduct interface and unit tests.

• Design, code, test, debug, and document programs using Agile development practice

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• 7+ years of experience in high-performance programming using Java or Python

• 7+ years of experience in full stack development using Angular/Typescript for front-end and Java with Spring Framework for back-end

• 7+ years of experience with Apache Kafka for messaging and stream processing

• 4+ years of experience with Apache Ignite for in-memory computing

• 4+ years of experience with build tools such as Maven or Gradle

• 4+ years of experience with code quality tools like SonarQube

• 4+ years of experience as a Full Stack Developer with strong understanding of front-end and back-end development

• 4+ years of experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, AppDynamics, New Relic, Elastic, or OpenTelemetry

• 4+ years of OpenFin for building modern desktop applications

• 4+ years of OpenShift and PCF (Pivotal Cloud Foundry) for deploying and managing containerized applications

• 4+ years of Capital Markets Fixed Income domain

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of Capital Markets Fixed Income domain

• Understanding of Bond Pricing, Bond Risk, Bond PnL, and Position Management

• Understanding of Trade lifecycle, Position Management, and End of Day Marking

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to clearly articulate technical solutions to both technical and business stakeholders

• Ability to collaborate effectively in a multi-cultural, matrixed environment

• Strong delivery focus and ability to work in a fast-paced enterprise environment

• 3+ years of experience with Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps practices using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or Tekton

• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure setups

• Experience using OpenShift / Kubernetes container platforms

• Experience designing and delivering cloud-native,microservices-orientedsolutions at enterprise scale in financial services or regulated sectors

• Experience with test automation using tools such as Selenium

• Strong understanding of performance and stress testing web UIs using Chrome DevTools

Job Expectations:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule. 3 days in office every week currently

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

• Visa Sponsorship not available for this role

300 S Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

150 E 42nd St. New York, NY 10017

Metro Park, 194 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, New Jersey 08830

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