About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in advancing our Payment Operations technology landscape. This is more than a development roleits an opportunity to shape mission-critical systems that support Wires Operations and Payment Investigations a cornerstone of our global payments infrastructure. From ACH (Automated Clearing House) and Instant Payments to Lockbox and ISO 20022 (International Organization for Standardization) modernization our Payment Services Operations are at the forefront of innovation and transformation. As part of this team youll collaborate with top-tier engineers risk and compliance experts and business leaders to deliver secure scalable and high-performing solutions that impact millions of transactions daily. If youre passionate about engineering excellence automation and making a tangible impact in financial services this is the role for you.
In this role you will:
Document test cases and risk research and create test plans
Record test progress and results
Identify and track issues throughout testing
Perform manual and automated testing
Consult with users providing advice and direction
Develop standards and procedures to determine product quality and release readiness
Drive innovation and streamline overall testing processes
Research system features being tested
Partner with Engineers to develop testing strategy
Log track and verify resolution of software and specification defects
Understand and ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
Collaborate and consult with peers colleagues and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Lead projects teams or serve as a mentor for 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
2 Years working in an Agile Scrum team
Desired Qualifications:
2 years of experience with automation frameworks such as Selenium or similar frameworks
2 hands on usage of CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) tooling (Jenkins and uDeploy for example)
2 years of experience with Java
2 years of experience with Pega Smart Investigate
Job Expectations:
This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
Relocation assistance is not available for this position
Ability to travel up to 5% of the time
Posting End Date:
22 Feb 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 units 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
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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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Whether you’re just beginning your career or taking it to the next level, we have an opportunity for you.