Senior Software Engineer

Location: Bengaluru, India

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer

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:

• Proven experience developing full-stack, scalable distributed applications
• Ability to work across multiple components and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong focus on delivering high-quality features aligned to product requirements and user stories
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / MCA or equivalent
• Strong development experience in C#, .NET Core, REST/Web APIs, and Microsoft technologies
• Experience building scalable, distributed applications
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, preferably in cloud environments
• Experience with asynchronous, event-driven, and messaging systems
• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and containerization technologies
• Experience or understanding of Kubernetes preferred
• Solid understanding of operating systems (Windows/Linux) and virtualization

AI Skills Required

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar) to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery speed
• Working knowledge of AI/ML fundamentals (basic concepts, model lifecycle, limitations, evaluation)
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into applications using APIs/SDKs (e.g., Azure OpenAI/OpenAI/AWS/GCP AI services)
• Practical understanding of LLM usage patterns: prompt design basics, output validation, and guardrails
• Familiarity with common AI application architectures (e.g., Retrieval-Augmented Generation/RAG conceptually) and when to use them
• Ability to build AI-enabled features such as summarization, classification, extraction, Q&A, and conversational assistants
• Awareness of responsible AI practices: privacy, security, bias considerations, safe handling of data, and compliance basics
• Understanding of operational considerations for AI in production (latency/cost considerations, monitoring, fallback strategies, human-in-the-loop)
• Exposure to vector search / embeddings concepts and related storage options is a plus (not mandatory)

Posting End Date: 

*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.

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.

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.