Lead Software Engineer

About the role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer.

In this role, you will

• Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
• Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide 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 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

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

Desired Qualifications

• Software engineering experience with deep expertise in Golang and/or Python or Dot Net

• Proven track record designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native platforms.

• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift, container orchestration, platform engineering, and production operations.

• Extensive experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud architecture patterns.

• Strong expertise in system design, scalability, reliability, performance optimization, and security architecture.

• Advanced experience with CI/CD, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.), and developer productivity tooling.

• Deep understanding of software engineering excellence, including testing strategies, automated quality gates, architecture reviews, and SDLC best practices.

• Experience defining technical strategy, architecture roadmaps, and engineering standards.

• Ability to lead technical initiatives, influence stakeholders, and drive delivery across multiple teams.

• Strong mentoring and leadership skills with experience growing engineering talent and fostering engineering culture.

• Experience with platform observability, SRE practices, incident management, and operational excellence.

• Work Location - Bangalore / Hyderabad

Posting End Date

30 Oct 2026*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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.