Lead Specialty Software Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer within the Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology organization. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team building next‑generation solutions for Wells Fargo’s Capital Markets technology organization. We’re looking for engineers eager to be part of our automation, cloud, and Generative AI modernization journey. If you’re passionate about tackling complex, mission‑critical challenges using innovative technologies and strong engineering practices, this role is an excellent fit. This position is a senior developer role within the Prime Brokerage and Equity Finance & Futures (EF&F) Technology team. In this role you will join the team dedicated to the build‑out of next‑generation Prime Services trade processing and clearing capabilities, focusing on high throughput Market Maker Clearing, Financing workflows, and lifecycle automation. Success requires strong Java expertise, a solid foundation in server‑side design principles, and the ability to architect, build, and deliver scalable microservices and foundational frameworks.

In this role, you will:

• 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

• Write high-quality, performant Java code using object-oriented principles and design patterns

• Solve complex problems requiring a solid grasp of business domains

• Ensure quality, maintainability, and extensibility of supported systems and risk applications

• Resolve coding, testing, and 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

• Leverage GenAI tools to produce high-quality code and maintain high productivity

• Keen eye to look at various technology processes and come up with proposals to solve it using AI technologies

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

• 5+ years of hands-on Core Java development with deep expertise in memory management, garbage collection tuning, multithreading, concurrency models, native I/O, and JNI integration

• 3+ years designing and building distributed, multi-tiered systems with high-throughput, high availability, fault tolerance, and event-driven & microservices-based architectures

• 2+ years working with SQL databases like Oracle or SSL Server, including schema design and query optimization

• 2+ years of experience in the securities industry with a solid understanding of equity derivatives (options, futures, swaps) and their full lifecycle

Desired Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and modern IDEs

• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures, with a focus on performance optimization

• Hands-on experience with modern SDLC frameworks, including Agile/Scrum, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and secure software development practices

• Proficient in design patterns, clean code principles, and scalable system design

• Familiarity with front-office risk systems, trading workflows, trade lifecycle integration, and products across flow trading, synthetics, exotics, convertibles, and prime brokerage

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for effective front-office interaction

• Proven ability to thrive in high-pressure, fast-paced environments

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

• Deep understanding of capital markets workflows, including trade capture, lifecycle management, regulatory reporting

• Experience leveraging Solace messaging for real-time, event-driven integration, enabling reliable publish/subscribe communication across heterogeneous platforms

• Exposure to GenAI-driven solutions for productivity improvement, anomaly detection, data mining, and surveillance

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Pay Range
 

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