.NET Lead Engineer - Capital Markets

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a .NET Developer to join the Spread Technology team in Fixed Income, supporting asset classes such as Structured Products, Credit, and Municipal Bonds. This role is pivotal to the success of strategic initiatives Front Office Sales and Trading applications, and is designed for engineers who thrive in high-performance, front-to-back delivery environments.

You will lead the design and development of robust front-end and backend systems using .NET and related technologies, 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 technologies such as .NET and C#. Candidates should also be open to learning and working with intensive Java-based systems as part of cross-functional initiatives.

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In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives on selected domains

• Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk

• Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost

• 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

• Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature

• Architect and develop scalable, cloud-native applications using .NET technologies including C#, ASP.NET Core, and Entity Framework

• Design and implement responsive front-end interfaces using Blazor, React, or Angular integrated with .NET backend services

• Implement messaging and stream processing using technologies such as Apache Kafka or Azure Event Hubs

• Utilize caching strategies and in-memory computing using Redis or similar technologies

• Apply SOLID principles and software engineering best practices across the codebase

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

• Drive technical decision-making and contribute to 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

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

• 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

• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

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 high-performance programming using C# and .NET Core

• 5+ years of experience with ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework for backend development

• 5+ years of experience with front-end development using Blazor, React, or Angular

• 5+ years of experience with messaging systems such as Apache Kafka or Azure Event Hubs

• 5+ years of experience with caching and in-memory computing using Redis or similar technologies

• 3+ years of experience with build tools and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins

• 3+ years of experience with code quality tools like SonarQube or ReSharper

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

• 3+ years of knowledge of Capital Markets Fixed Income domain

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience with Java/Spring for backend development

• Proficiency with container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes

• 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 com