AI-Enabled Lead Software Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a talented Lead Software Engineer in Digital & Advisory Technology as part of Wealth, Investment and Brokerage group. Together we work closely to continue evolving Wells Fargo's digital advisor platforms and enhance integration of the innovation pipeline into our financial advisors and customer-facing capabilities. It all begins with outstanding talent, and it all begins with you.

About this role:

We are expanding our Digital & Advisory Technology team with an AI-Enabled Lead Software Engineer to build intelligent systems that enhance client advice, financial planning, and investment decision-making.

In this role, you will partner with financial advisors, data scientists, and product teams to deliver scalable, AI-driven solutions across digital advisory channels. The ideal candidate would have very strong technical knowledge of Java, Kafka and a solid foundation in micro service design methodologies. You will work at the intersection of software engineering, machine learning, and financial strategy, developing personalized recommendations, predictive planning tools, and automated investment platforms.

This role is ideal for engineers with strong software expertise and a passion for embedding AI into enterprise-scale solutions.

In this role, you will:

* Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments

* Utilize GenAI and AI Agents to build reusable libraries that can improve products development efficiency

* Monitor model performance, manage feedback loops, and ensure ethical AI practices

* Leader on scrum team helping to design and implement solutions to maximize client value

* Embrace a product mindset as a key technical input to help drive product strategy, discovery, and definition throughout the year

* Key contributions such as new features, repositories, and products are being discovered and developed

* Proactively engaging with Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers, and Architects to raise issues, areas of concern, best practices, and lessons learned

* Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments

* Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet existing client needs or potential new clients' needs while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, or compliance requirements

* Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve technical challenges and achieve goals

* Lead projects and act as an escalation point, provide guidance and direction to less experienced staff

* Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are company wide with broad impact

* Act as a key participant in developing standards and company wide 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 company wide 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 strong technical skills in Java and supporting build/development tools such as Springboot and Gradle

* 3+ years of experience in Apache Kafka/Confluent Enterprise

Desired

Qualifications:

* A bachelor's or…