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Lead Specialty Software Engineer - Capital Markets Reference Data

Wells Fargo Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC

1mo ago Closed

Full time Backend Developer Senior Ai Design Tools

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 3, 2026).

Job Description

The Lead Specialty Software Engineer will modernize and expand Wells Fargo's Reference Data Platform for Capital Markets, guiding the architecture, design, and development of high-performance data ingestion, mastering, and distribution of financial instruments reference data. The role emphasizes distributed systems, governance, risk management, and AI-enabled delivery, and is based onsite in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Responsibilities

Direct complex initiatives within designated domains, delivering scalable and resilient solutions.
Increase development velocity by applying agentic AI tools across engineering workflows.
Promote data quality and governance practices, including golden-source determination, cross-vendor reconciliation, and data lineage tracking across the reference data platform.
Ensure systems are monitored to improve operational efficiency and are managed to mitigate risk.
Identify opportunities to optimize resource utilization, streamline processes, and reduce costs.
Lead the end-to-end design, development, testing, and implementation of applications, system components, tools, utilities, models, simulations, and analytics for managing complex business functions using advanced technologies.
Troubleshoot coding, testing, and escalated platform issues of substantial complexity.
Guide the team to meet compliance and risk-management requirements, coordinating with stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives.
Mentor junior software engineers and foster professional growth.
Collaborate with professionals at all levels, including managers, to influence decisions and outcomes.

Requirements

5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military service, or education.
5+ years designing and implementing distributed Java-based systems with expertise in memory management, concurrency, JMS, and native I/O.
3+ years using Java 17+ with modern features such as the Streams API, records, and enhanced concurrency.
3+ years building microservices, preferably within the Spring ecosystem (Boot, Batch, Data).
3+ years of SQL experience including complex query optimization.
2+ years of experience constructing event-driven architectures using Kafka, Solace, or similar technologies.

Technologies

Java, Java 17+, Streams API, records, enhanced concurrency
Spring (Boot, Batch, Data)
JMS, SQL, Kafka, Solace
Cloud and orchestration: Azure, GCP, OpenShift
CI/CD and automation: Harness, GitHub Actions
Testing: JUnit, Mockito
Artificial intelligence helpers: LLMs, prompt engineering, context engineering
Data and analytics: Python, pandas, PySpark
Frontend: React
In-memory data grids and caching: Apache Ignite, Redis, Coherence
API gateways

Job Expectations

Contribute as a hands-on software developer delivering components for the Reference Data platform.
Partner with Product Owners and business users to translate requirements into functional and technical specifications.
Analyze and refactor legacy systems to align with a scalable microservice architecture.
Document current-state and target-state architectures for platform modernization initiatives.
Produce high-quality, performant Java code applying object-oriented principles and established design patterns.
Perform thorough unit and functional testing and document development activities per team standards.
Ensure quality, maintainability, and extensibility of supported systems and risk applications.
Build resilient applications that require minimal production support.
Quickly ramp on new Capital Markets business domains within the technology stack.
Utilize agentic AI tools to accelerate delivery and sustain high code quality.
Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes and propose AI-driven solutions.

Posting Location

300 S Brevard St., Charlotte, NC 28202

Posting End Date

30 Jun 2026. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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