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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Java Engineer to join the Spread Technology team in Fixed Income, supporting asset classes such as Structured Products, Credit, and Municipal Bonds. This role is pivotal to the success of strategic initiatives Front Office Sales and Trading applications, and is designed for engineers who thrive in high-performance, front-to-back delivery environments.

You will lead the design and development of low-latency Micro UIs and robust backend services, contributing to pricing and risk workflows. The ideal candidate will demonstrate technical leadership, deep domain knowledge in capital markets, and a passion for building scalable, resilient software solutions using modern technologies such as Angular, Java, Spring, Kafka, and Apache Ignite.

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 objectivesDesign low latency eTrading, pricing, and risk applications for Fixed Income asset classes such as Structured Products, Credit, and Municipal Bonds

Implement low-latency, HTTP and WebSocket-based real-time micro UIs using JavaScript/Typescript, Angular, AgGrid, and other UI libraries

Develop backend services using Java, Spring Framework, Kafka, and Ignite

Utilize build tools such as Maven or Gradle and ensure code quality using SonarQube.

Provide technical support and resolve issues related to supported applications

Create test data and conduct interface and unit tests.

Design, code, test, debug, and document programs using Agile development practices

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

3+ years of Capital Markets Fixed Income domain

3+ years of Bond Pricing, Bond Risk, Bond PnL, and Position Management

3+ years of experience in high-performance programming using Java or Python

3+ years of experience in full stack development using Angular/Typescript for front-end and Java with Spring Framework for back-end

3+ years of experience with Apache Kafka for messaging and stream processing

Desired Qualifications:

Experience using OpenShift / Kubernetes container platforms

Experience designing and delivering cloud-native, microservices-oriented solutions at enterprise scale in financial services or regulated sectors

Experience with test automation using tools such as Selenium.

Strong understanding of performance and stress testing web UIs using Chrome DevTools

5+ years of experience with Apache Kafka for messaging and stream processing

5+ years of experience with Apache Ignite for in-memory computing.

5+ years of experience with build tools such as Maven or Gradle

5+ years of experience with code quality tools like SonarQube

5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Developer with strong understanding of front-end and back-end development

5+ years of experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, AppDynamics, New Relic, Elastic, or Open Telemetry

Job Expectations:

This position offers a hybrid work schedule

This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Posting Locations:

300 S Brevard St., Charlotte, NC 28202

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. $159,000.00 - $254,000.00

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:

24 Nov 2026 * 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.