Senior Software Engineer

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer.
At Wells Fargo, we have one goal: to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them achieve their dreams. We're looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. Join our diverse and inclusive team where you'll feel valued and inspired to contribute your unique skills and experience.
This position is needed to support ongoing automation of testing initiatives for the Operations Technology group. More specifically, the Senior Software Engineer will act from time-to-time as the technical lead.
In this role, you will:

• Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments
• Contribute to large scale planning of strategies
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments
• Review moderately complex technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of technologies and procedures
• 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

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• 6+ years of Java/Selenium development experience
• 5+ years of scripting and automation experience
• 4+ years active participation in Agile methodology.
• 2+ years' experience with Test Automation and Performance Benchmarking tooling.
• Strong experience in using Git Hub/Jenkins, JIRA & SonarQube tools
• Experience in Cloud Applications.
• 4+ years of database and MS SQL experience
• Strong experience in design and development of framework and reusable components using different Java design patterns
• Strong in programming skills and verifies java/selenium program logic by reviewing the code
• Experience in Performance Center or LoadRunner
• Experience with Application performance, monitoring and optimization using Blazemeter, JMeter, Splunk and AppDynamics
• Experience in creating, executing, and documenting compliance testing
• Experience in policy and procedures/control testing
• Strong attention to detail, including accuracy in grammar and a sharp focus on eliminating errors
• Good analytical skills
• Banking domain experience is preferred
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience in Swift Payments / Wires or other payments specific experience is plus.
• Develop solutions in an agile/scrum development environment and provide application design guidance and consultation, utilizing a thorough understanding of applicable technology, tools and existing designs for automation.
• Design and develop framework and reusable components using different Java design patterns.
• Develop/Maintain the different flavors of framework - Data Driven, Keyword driven and Test NG
• Develop/Maintain automation regression suite using Selenium, Java & UFT.
• Contribute towards implementing CI/CD pipeline.
• Strong in programming skills and verifies java/selenium program logic by overseeing the preparation of test data, test scripts and debugging of programs for automation.
• Determine the complexity for each test area within a test plan and set time-based expectations for test case creation and execution.
• Enforce consistency, comprehensive coverage, and efficiency across all assignments.
• Will learn the application and be and SME in the testing needs for applications assigned and will partner with the development team and key business stakeholders to understand the business needs, technical design, and current or targeted systems architecture.
• Responsible for providing guidance on performance improvements and establishing performance testing with each application.
• Familiar with all testing aspects of the assigned project(s) and readily articulate the testing status to superiors and partners at any time during the project lifecycle.
• Provide input to the sizing and estimation process for future development and/or production support efforts.
• Support of batch and real-time process (input/output feeds) testing for the Branch Supervision Platform, Information Lifecycle and Exit Management applications.
• Oversees overall systems testing and the migration of platforms and applications to production.
• Interact with offshore testing staff on a daily or weekly basis.
• Assures quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported area and oversees creation of or updates to and testing of the business continuation plan.
• Learn the Wells Fargo Standards and follow them.

Job expectation:

• 6+ years of Java/Selenium development experience
• 5+ years of scripting and automation experience
• 4+ years active participation in Agile methodology.
• 2+ years' experience with Test Automation and Performance Benchmarking tooling.
• Strong experience in using Git Hub/Jenkins, JIRA & SonarQube tools

• Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large-scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines.
• This position requires the individual to support internally developed as well as externally purchased or developed applications as required by the business.
• The individual in this role is responsible for the technical implementation of solutions supporting business functionality.
• Work with multiple teams including, but not limited to, Product teams, different IT teams, QA, Release Management, Infrastructure, etc.
• Offer coaching and mentoring of the Pega Program to the other team members and other employees.
• Design and Development responsibilities with expertise on payment-related applications on the Pega platform.
• Evolve & innovate tooling techniques to accelerate development, test and deliver lifecycles.
• Provide subject matter expertise and third line support to platform support teams for reported production issues.
• 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 companywide 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.

Posting End Date:
15 Feb 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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