Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a growing and global bank that values dynamic collaboration and innovation? At Wells Fargo, we foster a culture where you can truly belong and excel. Join our Enterprise Functions Technology (EFT) group, a team dedicated to providing cutting-edge technology solutions and support across a wide range of business lines including Risk, Audit, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Corporate Properties, and Stakeholder Relations. Our EFT group prides itself on continually engineering our portfolio of applications and tools to meet the highest standards of stability, security, scalability, and speed.
This role sits in our Finance Technology team supporting the Finance Controllers organisation with its regulatory reporting obligations. The Senior Software Engineer will lead the ongoing development and engineering of our vendor platform, Axiom ControllerView, and the surrounding in-house-built components.
In this role, you will:
- Lead moderately complex initiatives and projects across the technology domain, including design, installation, upgrades, integration, and deployment efforts
- Identify and deliver improvements to service quality, availability, resilience, performance, and operational efficiency within the technology environment
- Design, code, test, debug, document, and implement scalable software solutions for moderately complex projects and programs, including upgrades and deployments
- Analyse complex technical challenges and medium- to high-risk deliverables, evaluate solution options, and make sound engineering recommendations
- Lead resolution of technical and production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and ensure outcomes meet established service-level, security, and compliance requirements
- Exercise independent judgment, own technical decisions within the domain, and apply secure software engineering and risk-management practices
- Provide technical guidance and code-review support to engineers, contribute to engineering standards, and communicate effectively with technology colleagues, internal partners, and stakeholders
- Significant software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education.
- Advanced proficiency in Python development, including the design, testing, and maintenance of production-grade applications.
- Strong ETL and data engineering experience, including the development and optimisation of reliable data pipelines.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, software design principles, and common design patterns.
- Strong knowledge of modern engineering practices, DevOps principles, version control systems such as Git, automated testing, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL, with the ability to design data models and write and optimise complex queries.
- Experience applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to improve data pipelines, data quality monitoring, engineering productivity, or reporting processes.
- Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), including prompt engineering, evaluation, and the practical application of models to business problems.
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into applications and workflows using APIs, SDKs, or agent frameworks, with appropriate controls and monitoring.
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience delivering software within cross-functional Agile teams.
- Demonstrated ownership, sound engineering judgment, and a careful and methodical approach to design, coding, testing, and production support.
- Strong proficiency with Linux/Unix systems, command-line tools, shell scripting, and production troubleshooting.
1 Oct 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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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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Skills Required
- Significant software engineering experience or equivalent experience, training, military experience, or education
- Advanced proficiency in Python development, including designing, testing, and maintaining production-grade applications
- Strong ETL and data engineering experience, including developing and optimizing reliable data pipelines
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, software design principles, and design patterns
- Knowledge of modern engineering practices, DevOps, Git, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL, including data modeling and complex query optimization
- Experience applying AI and machine learning to data pipelines, data quality, engineering productivity, or reporting
- Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, model evaluation, and practical business applications
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities using APIs, SDKs, or agent frameworks with controls and monitoring
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and cross-functional Agile software delivery
- Demonstrated ownership, sound engineering judgment, and methodical design, coding, testing, and production support practices
- Strong proficiency with Linux/Unix systems, command-line tools, shell scripting, and production troubleshooting
Wells Fargo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage begins on day one with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options, and the company subsidizes a substantial share of premiums for U.S. employees (varying by compensation band).
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Retirement Support — A robust 401(k) program includes an employer match for eligible employees, with specifics laid out in plan materials and filings.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for eligible primary caregivers, alongside fertility coverage, adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, and lactation support.
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