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The Role
Leads software engineering teams delivering secure, scalable, resilient Google Cloud platform capabilities. Responsibilities include managing engineers and managers, guiding architecture and modernization, driving cloud-native development, SRE, DevOps, security, risk management, operational excellence, incident response, vendor relationships, workforce planning, and technology roadmaps. Partners with product, architecture, infrastructure, security, risk, and business stakeholders while influencing priorities and developing engineering talent.
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24 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.
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.
- Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineering Senior Manager to lead the delivery and support of strategic technology solutions.
- This role drives engineering excellence, operational effectiveness and technology modernization while partnering across product, architecture, infrastructure, risk and business teams to deliver secure, scalable and resilient capabilities.
- Manage, coach, and develop a team or teams of experienced engineers and engineering managers in roles with moderate complexity and risk, responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology
- Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
- Partner with, engage and influence architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture and enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy
- Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
- Identify and recommend opportunities for driving escalated resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
- Determine appropriate strategy and actions to act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to meet moderate to high risk deliverables and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement
- Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed
- Interpret, develop and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk
- Collaborate with, partner with and influence Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices
- Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers
- Manage allocation of people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in technology engineering
- Hire, build and guide a culture of talent development to have the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for product areas and products to meet business objectives and strategy, as well as conduct performance management for engineers and managers
- 7+ 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 management or leadership experience
- Experience leading software engineering teams delivering cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Strong understanding of Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), cloud infrastructure and developer enablement practices.
- Experience building and operating highly available, scalable, secure and resilient enterprise platforms and services.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks and cloud operations.
- Experience establishing observability, monitoring, incident management, capacity management and operational excellence practices.
- Experience driving resiliency, disaster recovery, business continuity and production support strategies for critical enterprise applications.
- Experience partnering with Product Managers, Architects, Infrastructure, Security, Risk and Operations teams to deliver technology solutions aligned to business objectives.
- Experience developing technology roadmaps, engineering standards, reusable platform capabilities and cloud adoption strategies.
- Knowledge of cloud security, risk management, regulatory requirements and governance practices within large financial institutions.
- Experience supporting enterprise Data, Analytics, AI/ML or cloud transformation initiatives.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
- Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, mentor and retain engineering talent while fostering an inclusive and high-performing culture.
- Experience managing vendor relationships, technology service providers and strategic technology partnerships.
- Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent initiatives, balance competing priorities and deliver results in a complex enterprise environment.
- Google Cloud certifications such as Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud Developer or equivalent cloud certifications.
- Provide leadership for engineering delivery, operational stability and technology modernization initiatives supporting enterprise cloud platforms.
- Drive adoption of engineering best practices across software development, platform operations, reliability engineering and automation.
- Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, innovation and operational excellence.
- Collaborate across organizational boundaries to remove impediments, accelerate delivery and improve customer outcomes.
- Participate in major incident management, production escalation support and executive communications as needed.
- Ensure technology solutions meet enterprise standards for security, resiliency, scalability, availability and risk management.
- Support workforce planning, talent development, succession planning and organizational capability building.
- Influence strategic technology decisions and contribute to the long-term evolution of cloud platform capabilities.
24 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.
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
- 7+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
- 3+ years of management or leadership experience
- Experience leading software engineering teams delivering cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud Platform
- Strong understanding of platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, cloud infrastructure, and developer enablement practices
- Experience building and operating highly available, scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise platforms and services
- Experience with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and cloud operations
- Experience establishing observability, monitoring, incident management, capacity management, and operational excellence practices
- Experience driving resiliency, disaster recovery, business continuity, and production support strategies
- Experience partnering with product, architecture, infrastructure, security, risk, and operations teams
- Experience developing technology roadmaps, engineering standards, reusable platform capabilities, and cloud adoption strategies
- Knowledge of cloud security, risk management, regulatory requirements, and governance practices within large financial institutions
- Experience supporting enterprise data, analytics, AI/ML, or cloud transformation initiatives
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, mentor, and retain engineering talent
- Experience managing vendor relationships, technology service providers, and strategic technology partnerships
- Ability to lead multiple concurrent initiatives and deliver results in a complex enterprise environment
- Google Cloud certifications such as Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Cloud Developer, or equivalent cloud certifications
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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The Company
What We Do
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.2 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 continues to rank on the LinkedIn Top Companies lists of best workplaces “to grow your career.” 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
We're known for our “Well Life” approach to supporting employees’ career aspirations, work-life balance, and mental and physical health. Wells Fargo continues to rank on the LinkedIn Top Companies lists of best workplaces “to grow your career.”
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Typical time on-site:
3 days a week
