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Lead Java Specialty Software Engineer

Posted 2 days ago

OfficeNEW YORK, NYSE

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Java Specialty Software Engineer in Technology as part of Commercial Corporate & Investment Bank Technology (CCIBT) engineering and transformation office.  Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

The Lead Specialty Software Engineer will provide hands-on technical leadership focused on building and evolving low-latency, high-throughput platforms that power pricing, risk, P&L, and electronic trading workflows across Credit, Municipal, and Structured Products desks.

Team Overview:

The Fixed Income Spread Technology team builds and owns low-latency pricing, risk, and P&L systems as well as the front-end eTrading platform for Spread products including Credit, Municipal, and Structured Products. The team works directly with Front Office traders, Middle Office, and Product partners to deliver a live trading and analytics platform supporting intraday trading and end-of-day processing.

In this role, you will:

  • Lead design and delivery of Java/Spring Boot based microservices supporting real-time pricing, risk, P&L, and trade lifecycle workflows.
  • Build and operate low-latency, highly resilient services using REST and event-driven architectures.
  • Own code quality, testing strategy, CI/CD pipelines, and production readiness for supported platforms.
  • Drive DevOps practices across Kubernetes/OpenShift, Docker, Jenkins/uDeploy, Gradle, and Autosys.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and performance issues in a real-time trading environment.
  • Partner closely with Front Office traders, Middle Office, Product, and Platform teams.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers.

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, education, or military service
  • 5+ years of strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot
  • 5+ year of strong DevOps experience with CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, Gradle, Jenkins and/or uDeploy
  • 5+ year of strong experience with Autosys or similar enterprise schedulers
  • 5+ year of strong testing experience including JUnit and automated testing practices
  • 5+ year of strong experience working in Agile SDLC environments

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience with event-driven messaging platforms such as Apache Kafka
  • Experience with distributed caching technologies such as Redis and/or Apache Ignite
  • Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
  • Capital Markets Fixed Income domain experience, including pricing, risk, P&L, and trade lifecycle
  • Exposure to low latency eTrading systems and connectivity
  • Optional UI experience with TypeScript/Angular, OpenFin, and Figma

Job Expectations:

  • Telecommuting permitted up to 3 days per week: onsite presence required per Wells Fargo hybrid guidelines
  • No visa Sponsorship for this role

Posting Location: 

150 E 42nd St. New York, NY  10017 

300 S Brevard St., Charlotte, NC 28202 

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$159,000.00 - $305,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

17 Sep 2026

*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.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

 

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

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

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through more than 7,300 locations, 12,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in over 40 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 250,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 41 on Fortune’s 2022 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories. Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service men and women. 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.© 2016 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC.

Employees
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Industry
Financial Services
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Company location
420 Montgomery St, San Francisco, California 94103, US
Specialties
Business Banking, Wholesale banking, Mortgage, Consumer Finance, and Commercial Finance
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