Wells Fargo is seeking a seasoned Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver complex solutions within our big data, cloud, and distributed systems ecosystem. This role is critical in supporting large-scale data platforms and cloud-ready applications that power key banking experiences across the enterprise.
The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional Agile teams to build secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions. You will support both ongoing platform enhancements and new technology initiatives while ensuring all engineering, security, and compliance standards are met.
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer Data engineer/developer to join our Consumer Technology (Credit Decisioning) team in Charlotte, NC.
In this role, you will:
- Design, develop, test, debug, and document large-scale application components and platform features.
- Lead moderately complex engineering initiatives across big data, cloud, and distributed system environments.
- Analyze technical challenges and propose solutions grounded in strong engineering principles.
- Partner with engineering leads and product teams to shape technical strategies and long-term roadmaps.
- Serve as an escalation point for complex design, coding, and testing activities, including performance tuning.
- Develop models, simulations, and analytics to support platform enhancements.
- Create ad-hoc data queries to validate data quality and identify defects during testing.
- Collaborate closely with developers, testers, architects, and end-users to drive successful implementation.
- 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 3+ years of experience with Spark, Hadoop, or Big Data technologies
- 3+ years working with relational databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL
- 3+ years with Spark SQL
- 2+ years building cloud-ready solutions on AWS, GCP, or PCF
- 2+ years using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, UrbanCode Deploy, or Harness
- 2+ years with performance and monitoring tools such as JMeter, Blazemeter, Splunk, or AppDynamics
- 2+ years integrating SQL & NoSQL data sources with Spark (e.g., MS SQL Server, MongoDB)
- 2+ years of experience with Apache Kafka or Confluent Enterprise
- Strong understanding of the Hadoop ecosystem, cloud platforms, HDFS, ETL/ELT workflows, and Unix shell scripting
- 2+ years working with automation and testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, Rest Assured, Jasmine, Karma)
- 2+ years of microservices development experience, including REST/SOAP service design and API architecture
- Experience with PCF, OpenShift, or similar cloud-native platforms
- Experience with front-end or interface technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, or XML
- Experience with Streaming, and DataFrame/Dataset APIs
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule
- Ability to work on-site at approved location listed
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
- Ability to work off hours and weekends as per business needs
22 Aug 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.
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Skills Required
- 4+ years of software engineering experience, or equivalent experience, training, military experience, or education
- 3+ years of experience with Spark, Hadoop, or big data technologies
- 3+ years working with relational databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL
- 3+ years of experience with Spark SQL
- 2+ years building cloud-ready solutions on AWS, GCP, or PCF
- 2+ years using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, UrbanCode Deploy, or Harness
- 2+ years using performance and monitoring tools such as JMeter, Blazemeter, Splunk, or AppDynamics
- 2+ years integrating SQL and NoSQL data sources with Spark, such as MS SQL Server and MongoDB
- 2+ years of experience with Apache Kafka or Confluent Enterprise
- Strong understanding of the Hadoop ecosystem, cloud platforms, HDFS, ETL/ELT workflows, and Unix shell scripting
- 2+ years working with automation and testing frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, Rest Assured, Jasmine, or Karma
- 2+ years of microservices development experience, including REST/SOAP service design and API architecture
- Experience with PCF, OpenShift, or similar cloud-native platforms
- Experience with front-end or interface technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, or XML
- Experience with streaming and DataFrame/Dataset APIs
- Ability to work on-site at the approved location in a hybrid schedule
- Ability to work off hours and weekends according to business needs
Wells Fargo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is anchored by a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match on employee contributions after one year of service, with an additional non‑matching company contribution for some lower‑paid employees. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further expands long‑term savings opportunities.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave available from the first day of employment, plus paid critical‑caregiving leave and extensive backup care options. Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy programs are highlighted with meaningful coverage and reimbursements, including a combined lifetime maximum up to $35,000 for eligible expenses.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is comprehensive from day one, spanning medical, dental, vision, mental health, prescriptions, and preventive care often fully covered in‑network. Employer cost‑sharing is emphasized alongside no‑cost counseling through the EAP within plan limits.
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