Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer
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
- 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 4+ years of software engineering experience
- 4+ years of application production support experience
- Education BS/BA degree or higher
- Desired Qualifications
- An industry-standard technology certification
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- 3+ years of experience with Cloud technologies
- Knowledge and understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) concepts
- 3+ years of Agile experience
- Advanced scripting skills specifically around automation, log rotation, data collection, error collection and alerting
- Scripting and automation experience
- Experience with complex business logic and dependencies
- 3+ years of CI/CD automation and configuration experience (DevOps / pipeline automation)
- 3+ years of experience with ITSM processes (e.g. Incident Management, Change Management, Asset Management and Configuration Management)
- Hands-on experience with writing / maintaining technical documentation such as fixlogs, runbooks, knowledge base, architectural diagrams
- Hands-on experience with system administration across multiple platforms
- Hands-on experience with one or more software development languages: Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, JSON, Angular, NodeJS, .Net/C#
- Hands-on experience with one or more CI/CD automation tools: Jenkins, Gradle, Maven, Git, SonarQube, Artifactory, Ansible, Puppet, Apigee
- Hands-on experience with one or more process management and scheduling tools: Autosys, JAWS
- Hands-on experience with one or more Monitoring/Observability/APM/Analytics tools: Splunk, Elastic, Kibana, Grafana, Prometheus, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, New Relic, DataDog, Kafka, CloudWatch, Jaeger, Zipkin, Big Panda, TrueSight
- Hands-on experience with one or more Server OS: Windows, Linux, Unix, Mainframe
- Hands-on experience with one or more Cloud and virtualization technologies: Azure, GCP, AWS, PCF, PKS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, VMware
- Hands-on experience with one or more Data storage, management and messaging technologies: Kafka, IBM MQ, Apache Airflow, Logstash, Spark, Oracle, SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Hadoop, Cloudera, AWS EMR, S3
- Hands-on experience with one or more Testing Frameworks: Selenium, JMeter, Blazemeter, Performance Center, Perfecto, Cucumber, Gherkin, ALM, Gremlin, Chaos Monkey, Chaos Toolkit, Simian Army, Toxi Proxy
- Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, experience analyzing packet captures to assist in troubleshooting
- Working knowledge of Internet technologies: routing, NAT, firewalls, load-balancing, proxies, web servers
- Ability to work additional hours as needed
- Ability to work on call as assigned
- Flexibility to work in a 16/7 environment, including weekends and holidays
- Operational Ownership / Application Support:
- Maintain system operational knowledge (functional and technical)
- Understand and monitor system operation, ensure optimal availability, functional health, and performance (driven by SLO/SLA)
- Triage alerts, respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis (troubleshooting)
- Handle users' questions and requests related to business systems (not a Desktop Support)
- Change requests implementation (manual deployment steps, overall deployment coordination)
- BCP planning and implementation
- Ensure continuous improvements of operational processes and methods
- Reliability Engineering:
- Analyze system's monitoring and observability needs (technical, functional, business), and create or adjust logging, monitoring, alerting and analytics solutions to cover those needs
- Use understanding of software engineering (system code) and infrastructure to improve the depth and quality of root cause analysis (troubleshooting)
- Partner with Architecture, Infrastructure and Development teams to influence decisions that impact reliability and supportability
- Identify routine or risky manual operations, and create automation solutions (scripting, tooling) or influence fixing the sources of manual work (as appropriate)
- Drive deeper post-incident reviews for major incidents, to learn and improve
- Engage in weakness research and analysis, and architectural reviews, to use deep knowledge of production operation to suggest improvements
- Use deep knowledge of production operation to create detailed high-quality stories and tasks on DEV owners' backlog, with the focus on reliability and supportability
- Ensure continuous improvements of systems' reliability and supportability
9 Jul 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.
Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
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.
Skills Required
- Extensive experience in software engineering
- Experience with application and platform support
Wells Fargo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage begins on day 1 with medical, dental, and vision, and includes mental health, prescription drugs, and preventive care often covered at 100% in-network. Well-being resources such as 24-hour clinical support and an Employee Assistance Program add to the breadth.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave provides up to 16 weeks for a primary caregiver (4 weeks for non-primary) alongside fertility benefits and up to a $35,000 lifetime reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, and donor expenses. Backup child and adult care further supports family needs.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits feature a 401(k) with company matching contributions up to 6% of eligible pay. An employee stock purchase plan adds another avenue for long-term savings.
Wells Fargo Insights
What We Do
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.1 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Our technology professionals drive innovation, information security, and big data analytics while maintaining a network that handles more than 12 billion customer interactions a year. Join us! Are you looking for more? Find it here. At Wells Fargo, we're more than a financial services leader – we’re a global trailblazer committed to driving innovation, empowering communities, and helping our customers succeed. We believe that a meaningful career is much more than just a job – it’s about finding all of the elements to help you thrive, in one place. Living the Well Life means you’re supported in life, not just work. It means having robust benefits, competitive compensation, and programs designed to help you find work-life balance and well-being. You’ll be rewarded for investing in your community, celebrated for being your authentic self, and empowered to grow. And we’re recognized for it – Wells Fargo once again ranked in the top three – making us the #1 financial services employer – on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Companies list of best workplaces “to grow your career” in the U.S. 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. © 2026 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC.
Why Work With Us
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