Software Engineering Manager - Java - AI

Job description:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineering Manager.

In this role, you will:

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of individual contributor engineer roles with low to moderate complexity and less experienced managers who are responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology
• Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
• Engage with architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture to enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example, cloud readiness, application modernization and data strategy
• Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
• Identify and recommend opportunities for driving resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
• Act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to make decisions and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement culture
• Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed
• Interpret, develop, and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with low to moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk
• Collaborate and consult with the Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices
• Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for technology engineering including career development and performance management for engineers and managers on the team
• Hire, mentor and guide talent development of direct reports to build the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for the supported product areas/products

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
• 2+ years of Leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in software development and 2+ years in engineering leadership or people management
• Strong hands-on background with Java/J2EE, Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, MVC, ORM/JPA/Hibernate), messaging systems (Kafka/JMS), and workflow tools
• Proven experience building cloud-native applications using Java or similar technologies
• Practical expertise in AI and Generative AI, with demonstrated use of AI/GenAI tools to enhance productivity or optimize engineering workflows
• Experience leading and collaborating with global delivery teams in a matrixed environment
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical discipline (e.g., CS, Engineering, Math, Statistics, Economics)
• Strong business partnering, communication, innovation mindset, and ability to challenge status quo while staying current with emerging technologies

Job Expectations:

• Lead the transformation of an established engineering team, elevating capabilities, embedding modern ways of working, and driving a high-performance, outcomes-focused culture
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and product leaders to align with evolving business direction, influence technology priorities, and represent engineering in planning and decision-making
• Develop and manage engineering talent and leaders, ensuring delivery of high-quality, modern, secure, and scalable solutions that adhere to architectural standards and non-functional requirements
• Guide technical strategy and modernization efforts by collaborating with architects and senior engineers to drive cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy, and alignment to next-generation architecture
• Oversee engineering execution and operational excellence, including code quality, peer reviews, SDLC governance, risk management, security standards, roadblock escalation, and continuous process improvement
• Drive agile and DevOps practices, acting as an escalation partner for teams, removing impediments, fostering experimentation, and enabling predictable delivery across moderate- to high-risk initiatives