Description

At Wells Fargo, we want to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. We're looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do.

Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you.

Wells Fargo Technology sets IT strategy; enhances the design, development, and operations of our systems; optimizes the Wells Fargo infrastructure footprint; provides information security; and enables continuous banking access through in-store, online, ATM, and other channels to Wells Fargo's more than 70 million global customers.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. seeks a Lead Software Engineer 1 in Raleigh, NC.

Job Role and Responsibility:

Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs. Drive complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact. Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large-scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines. Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors. Assist in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and guiding 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. Guide projects and serve as a mentor to new associates. Telecommuting is permitted. Must report in person to the location listed as the work location weekly. Multiple positions available.

Travel required: 0%

Required Qualifications:

Degree required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology or related technical field.

Amount and type of experience required: 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a related role involving software or application development and engineering experience.

Specific skills required:

5 years of experience with the software development lifecycle; experience with one of the following databases: Oracle, MS SQL, Teradata, MongoDB, or DB2. Must possess 5 years of experience with at least 6 of the following technical skills: • Experience with SAS or SQL; • Experience with JAVA/J2EE; • Experience with Agile methodologies; • Experience with RESTful or SOAP Web Services; • Experience with Anthill or Jenkins; • Experience with Linux or UNIX; • Experience with Spring, Spring Batch, Spring Boot, and performance tuning; • Experience with Urbancode Deploy; Experience in Jira; • Experience with Application Logging Control tools; • Experience with Maven, Oracle, or SVN; • Experience in application performance, monitoring and optimization tools Blazemeter, Splunk, or AppDynamics; • Experience in Application Programming Interface (API) or User Interface (UI) design and development; • Experience in automations and unit testing using Jasmine, Karma, Selenium, Junit, or JMeter; • Experience in application or software security web application penetration testing, secure code review, or secure static code analysis.

Posting End Date:
28 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.