Lead Java Software Engineer
Columbus, NE - USA
Job Summary
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in our Core Banking Group as part of Consumer Technology. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at .
In this role you will:
- Lead 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
- Design code test debug and document for projects and programs
- 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
- 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
- Lead projects teams or serve as a peer mentor
Required Qualifications:
- 5 years of Software Engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience training military experience education
- 5 years of Java/J2EE experience
- 5 years of experience with Spring Framework
- 5 years of experience developing enterprise applications using open source technologies such as Microservices and Rest APIs
- 2 years of experience with Event Drive Messaging technologies including IBM MQ or Apache Kafka
- 1 years of experience with Cloud technologies including Azure Open Shift Pivotal Cloud Foundry Kubernetes or Docker
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or higher in computer science or engineering
- Experience with Agile Scrum (Daily Standup Sprint Planning and Sprint Retrospective meetings) and/or Kanban
- Familiarity with Event driven architecture
- 3 years of experience supporting enterprise level core banking platform applications at scale in production
- 3 years working with configuration and monitoring technologies such as Ansible Grafana Elastic Splunk Prometheus Github Maven
Job Expectations:
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
- This position requires a hybrid in office work schedule
Job Location:
3075 Loyalty Cir - Columbus Ohio 43219
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance skills experience or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$119000.00 - $187000.00Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits many of which are listed below. VisitBenefits - Wells Fargo Jobs 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:
26 Apr 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.
Applicants with Disabilities
To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process visitDisability 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.
Required Experience:
IC
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