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
Required Qualifications:
- 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
- Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
- Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
- Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
- Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
- Hands on experience with Thread Dumps, Heap Dumps and GC Analysis (JMC/JFR experience a big plus).
- Ability to develop performance scripts independently using LoadRunner, ALM/Performance Center or any other newer/older load testing tools.
- Ability to design, execute and analyze different Load, Stress, Break, Soak and Chaos testing scenarios.
- Having work experience in 'Service Virtualization'
- Have a complete understanding with hands-on experience in all aspects of Performance Testing and Engineering duties ( i.e. tune JVM, run tests, use APM tools, meet with DEV, create TP/PIA documents, etc .)
- Ability to determine bottlenecks using tool & analysis when facing application performance issues and reporting RCA to stakeholders.
- Hands-on use of APM & other monitoring tools (preferably AppDynamics, Splunk, Elastic, JMC/JFR, MAT, Dynatrace)
- Linux experience is mandatory (tail/edit logs, copy files, check processes, determine CPU, uptime...the basics)
- General understanding of AI concepts.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to understand different architectures of the application under test (AUT)
- Ability to suggest improvement areas in performance testing methodology
Generally, be well-verse across the entire Performance Testing Lifecycle from the requirements gathering phase to the analysis reporting end-phase - Ability to drive projects from start to finish
- Being able to communicate clearly and concisely with stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to come up with innovative & creative solutions for problems.
- Contributing to enhance the technical skills, keen on continuous learning trends in the performance engineering discipline.
- Good quantitative aptitude.
- Strive for a good rapport with stakeholders.
- Willingness to learn and take complete ownership of tasks.
Posting End Date:
21 Jun 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
- Linux experience (tail/edit logs, copy files, check processes, determine CPU/uptime)
- Hands-on experience with Thread Dumps, Heap Dumps, and GC Analysis (JMC/JFR experience a plus)
- Ability to develop performance scripts using LoadRunner, ALM/Performance Center or similar tools
- Ability to design, execute, and analyze Load, Stress, Break, Soak and Chaos testing scenarios
- Experience with Service Virtualization
- Hands-on performance engineering duties including JVM tuning, running tests, using APM tools, and creating TP/PIA documents
- Experience with APM and monitoring tools (AppDynamics, Splunk, Elastic, JMC/JFR, MAT, Dynatrace)
- Ability to determine bottlenecks using tools and analysis and report RCA to stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, clear communication with stakeholders, ability to drive projects and take ownership
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.
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