Onsite Lead Specialty Software Engineer – Capital Markets

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About the role

  • Lead Software Engineer within Wells Fargo’s Capital Markets team focusing on automation, cloud, and Generative AI. Building next-generation solutions for complex trade processing and clearing capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
  • Write high-quality, performant Java code using object-oriented principles and design patterns
  • Solve complex problems requiring a solid grasp of business domains
  • Ensure quality, maintainability, and extensibility of supported systems and risk applications
  • Resolve coding, testing, and platform issues of a technically challenging nature
  • Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
  • Mentor less experienced software engineers
  • Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
  • Leverage GenAI tools to produce high-quality code and maintain high productivity
  • Keen eye to look at various technology processes and come up with proposals to solve it using AI technologies

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 5+ years of hands-on Core Java development with deep expertise in memory management, garbage collection tuning, multithreading, concurrency models, native I/O, and JNI integration
  • 3+ years designing and building distributed, multi-tiered systems with high-throughput, high availability, fault tolerance, and event-driven & microservices-based architectures
  • 2+ years working with SQL databases like Oracle or SSL Server, including schema design and query optimization
  • 2+ years of experience in the securities industry with a solid understanding of equity derivatives (options, futures, swaps) and their full lifecycle
  • Solid understanding of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and modern IDEs
  • Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures, with a focus on performance optimization
  • Hands-on experience with modern SDLC frameworks, including Agile/Scrum, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and secure software development practices
  • Proficient in design patterns, clean code principles, and scalable system design
  • Familiarity with front-office risk systems, trading workflows, trade lifecycle integration, and products across flow trading, synthetics, exotics, convertibles, and prime brokerage
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills for effective front-office interaction
  • Proven ability to thrive in high-pressure, fast-paced environments
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Deep understanding of capital markets workflows, including trade capture, lifecycle management, regulatory reporting
  • Experience leveraging Solace messaging for real-time, event-driven integration, enabling reliable publish/subscribe communication across heterogeneous platforms
  • Exposure to GenAI-driven solutions for productivity improvement, anomaly detection, data mining, and surveillance

Benefits

  • 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

Job title

Lead Specialty Software Engineer – Capital Markets

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$191,000 - $305,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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