Senior Software Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and optimize data-driven applications and reporting solutions using modern engineering practices, including Reports as Code, data engineering, and cloud-native development. This role operates within a global delivery model, partnering with U.S.-based teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions. The engineer will work at the intersection of software engineering, data engineering, and analytics, helping transform reporting into automated, code-driven, and insight-rich capabilities. The ideal candidate is a self-directed, high-impact individual contributor who demonstrates strong ownership, collaborates effectively across regions, and proactively identifies opportunities to improve people, processes, and technology. 

In this role, you will:

• Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments

• Contribute to large scale planning of strategies

• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments

• Review moderately complex technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of technologies and procedures

• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet existing client needs or potential new clients' needs while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, or compliance requirements

• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve technical challenges and achieve goals

• Lead projects and act as an escalation point, provide guidance and direction to less experienced staff.

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience developing data-driven applications, reporting platforms, or analytics solutions.

• Strong experience in data engineering (ETL/ELT pipelines, data modeling, transformation).

• Experience with Azure and/or OpenShift/Kubernetes-based platforms 

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, or Node.js) 

• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases 

• Hands-on experience with RBAC, authentication, or secure application design 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices 

• Experience working in a global delivery environment (U.S. and India collaboration) 

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently 

• Experience with data science, statistical analysis, or advanced analytics techniques 

• Familiarity with Databricks, Spark, or big data platforms 

• Experience integrating BI/reporting tools into engineering workflows 

• Knowledge of event-driven architectures or real-time data processing 

• Experience with observability tools (logging, monitoring, tracing) 

• Experience working in financial services or regulated environments.

Job Expectations:

• Operate as a Senior Individual Contributor (P3) delivering moderately complex solutions.

• Demonstrate ownership and accountability for assigned deliverables 

• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders and customers to ensure high-quality outcomes 

• Apply sound judgment when balancing risk, performance, compliance, and customer needs 

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve engineering practices, reporting capabilities, and operational efficiency.

• Design and implement Reports as Code solutions using version-controlled, testable, and automated pipelines 

• Build and maintain data pipelines, transformations, and curated datasets to support reporting and analytics.

• Develop cloud-native, containerized applications using Azure and/or OpenShift (AKS/Kubernetes) 

• Integrate applications with enterprise relational and NoSQL databases, optimizing for performance and scalability 

• Implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and secure access patterns aligned with enterprise standards 

• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver reporting and analytics solutions 

• Apply data analysis and data science techniques to enhance reporting outcomes and insights 

• Deliver end-to-end software solutions, including design, build, testing, deployment, and production support 

• Apply SDLC best practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and code reviews 

• Ensure security, reliability, performance, and compliance across systems 

• Partner with global teams to deliver solutions aligned with enterprise standards and priorities 

• Identify and drive improvements across engineering practices, tooling, and data quality 

Posting End Date: 

*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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