Principal Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer where you’ll shape the future of our large-scale, Java-based platforms. In this role, you’ll partner closely with senior leadership as a trusted advisor, driving architecture and engineering strategy while leading the design and delivery of complex, high-impact microservices solutions. You’ll apply your expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and enterprise architecture to build scalable, resilient systems that solve meaningful business challenges and power enterprise-wide capabilities.

You’ll also play a key role in advancing our modern, cloud-native ecosystem—leveraging APIs, event-driven design, and emerging technologies to continuously improve performance and efficiency. As a recognized expert in backend engineering, you’ll collaborate across teams and influence critical technical decisions, helping set the direction for innovation and long-term success.

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
• 5+ years of experience in designing and building scalable Java-based microservices and cloud-native applications (public and/or private cloud)
• 5+ years of experience deploying real-time ML inference pipelines processing millions of records at high throughput
• 3+ years of experience in the financial services industry
• 2+ years of experience building production AI

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong expertise Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs
• Strong expertise Microservices architecture and distributed systems design
• Experience with event-driven and streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka, Azure Stream Analytics, or Google Cloud Dataflow

• Strong knowledge of:

• Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server)
• NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Neo4j,Redis)
• Experience with Apache Spark using Java/Scala/Python
• Excellent verbal, written, and stakeholder communication skills, with ability to influence technical and business leaders
• Familiarity with CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and DevOps practices
• Working know-how and familiarity with Gen AI tools and frameworks.

Job Expectations:

• Willingness to work on-site at the designated location
• Hybrid work model with a combination of in-office and remote work

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.

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - 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:

* 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 unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability 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.