Lead Java Software Engineer- Commodities Technology

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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer to be a part of the Commodities Technology team. This ideal candidate will be an individual contributor and technical expert in the development of trade processing, pricing and risk for the Commodities business. These systems are utilized across front and middle office and provide the full suite of front-to-back trading functionality. This individual will engage product and business stake holders to analyze highly complex business requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Also engage other technical teams within the firm as well as outside vendors to provide technical interfaces, estimates and deliverables. Design and/or redesign existing complex computer platforms and applications. Maintain full project life-cycle tasks, such as business and technical analysis, designing, coding, testing, and implementation plans. Coordinate implementation activities across a broad range of functions and departments; work with client groups to identify, arrange, and/or deliver training needs.

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In this role, you will:

•  Lead complex initiatives on selected domains
• Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
• Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost
• 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
• Resolve coding, testing and escalated 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
• Lead team to achieve objectives
• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

Required Qualifications:

• 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 experience with Java development
• 3+ years of experience in capital markets business and processes

Desired Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Open Link Endure trading platform
• Working knowledge with tools required for regression test automation
• Working knowledge on Agile best practices
• Experience with JavaScript/Reacts is nice to have
• Experience with middleware messaging technologies like Solace, Tibco RV, etc.
• Experience with caching technologies such as Coherence, MongoDB, Redis, etc.
• Experience with event processing technologies such as Apache Storm, Apache Flink, etc.

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position
  

Location Posting:

• 300 S Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

Posting End Date:

2 Oct 2026

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

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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.

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