Lead Java Specialty Software Engineer

Job description

**About this role:**

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Java Speciality Engineer who will be part of the team developing the latest pricing, risk and PNL platforms within the Spread Technology team in Fixed Income

**In this role, you will:**

+ Lead complex initiatives on selected domains
+ 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
+ Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
+ Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost
+ Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
+ Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
+ Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
+ Mentor less experienced software engineers
+ Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
+ Lead team to achieve objectives
+ Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

**Required Qualifications:**

+ 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
+ 4+ years of software development experience preferably using Java
+ 4+ years of software development lifecycle and using Jira/Confluence
+ 2+ years experience Github, Jenkins etc

**Desired Qualification:**

+ Knowledge of Capital Markets Fixed Income domain preferred
+ Basic understanding of Bond Pricing, Bond Risk, Bond PnL, and Position Management
+ Basic understanding of Trade lifecycle, Position Management, and End of Day Marking
+ Familiarity with event driven messaging frameworks using Apache Kafka
+ Familiarity with in-memory caches such as Redis/Apache Ignite
+ Familiarity with NoSQL Databases Such as MongoDB

**Pay Range**

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position.

Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location.

The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

$159,000.00 - $305,000.00

**Benefits**

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below.

Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/life-at-wells-fargo/benefits) for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

+ Health benefits
+ 401(k) Plan
+ Paid time off
+ Disability benefits
+ Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
+ Parental leave
+ Critical caregiving leave
+ Discounts and savings
+ Commuter benefits
+ Tuition reimbursement
+ Scholarships for dependent children
+ Adoption reimbursement

**Posting End Date:**

28 Oct 2025
***** **_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.

**Applicants with Disabilities**

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/diversity/disability-inclusion/) .

**Drug and Alcohol Policy**

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.

Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/wells-fargo-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.

**Req Number:** R-482516

Required Skill Profession

Other General