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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and modernization of next-generation digital platforms and intelligent systems. This role will be responsible for shaping enterprise-grade solutions spanning Java-based distributed systems, modern web applications using React, Agentic AI / GenAI capabilities, and machine learning-powered products, while ensuring the highest standards of scalability, security, resiliency, and compliance in a regulated banking environment. This position requires a highly respected technical leader who can operate as an architect, strategist, hands-on engineer, and trusted advisor to leadership across multiple groups


In this role, you will:

  • Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups

  • Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking

  • Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions

  • Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions

  • Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization

  • Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Strong hands-on experience in Java ecosystem technologies, including Core Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, concurrency, and performance optimization.
  • Strong experience in frontend architecture and development using React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS, with the ability to build secure and scalable enterprise user experiences.
  • Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems in production.
  • Hands-on experience delivering GenAI solutions, including work with LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and agent frameworks / orchestration patterns.
  • Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise backend platforms and digital workflows in a secure and resilient manner.
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented design, microservices architecture, APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed systems

Job Expectations:

  • Act as a trusted technical advisor to leadership and influence highly complex engineering decisions across applications, architecture, platforms, APIs, and digital technology ecosystems.
  • Lead strategy and resolution of complex, enterprise-scale technology challenges requiring long-term thinking, innovation, and architectural judgment across multiple business and engineering groups.
  • Define and drive end-to-end architecture for high-volume, mission-critical platforms using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and modern UI frameworks such as React.
  • Architect and scale GenAI and Agentic AI solutions including LLM-powered applications, RAG architectures, embeddings, vector databases, orchestration frameworks, and AI-enabled developer or business workflows.
  • Partner with product, engineering, platform, security, and risk teams to integrate AI services into enterprise platforms while maintaining strong governance, resiliency, and regulatory alignment.
  • Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including CI/CD, DevOps, cloud-native architecture, automation, observability, code quality, reusable components, and software craftsmanship standards.
  • Provide architectural leadership for machine learning-enabled systems and data-driven applications, including model integration patterns, feature pipelines, and scalable deployment approaches.
  • Conduct design reviews, code reviews, PoCs, and technology evaluations identify architectural risks, technical debt, and modernization opportunities, and recommend pragmatic remediation plans. Mentor senior and junior engineers, elevate engineering standards, deliver technical guidance, and foster a culture of innovation, ownership, learning, and operational excellence.
  • Represent engineering perspectives with senior stakeholders and contribute to multi-year strategic technology initiatives with broad organizational impact.

Posting End Date:

26 May 2026

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.

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Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our 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.

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About Company

"Wells Fargo is committed to building an inclusive, sustainable recovery for all through a focus on opening pathways to economic advancement, championing quality, affordable homes, empowering small businesses to thrive, and enabling a just, low-carbon economy.
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Job ID: 147880771

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