Software Engineering Manager - Java

About this role:

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead our Engineering Frameworks & Utilities and Developer Tools & Environments teams. This role requires a strong technical background, leadership skills, and a passion for developer productivity. You will be responsible for building scalable frameworks, developer tools, and platformsthat accelerate software delivery while ensuring engineering best practices.

In this role, you will:

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of individual contributor engineer roles with low to moderate complexity and less experienced managers who are responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology

• Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release

• Engage with architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture to enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example, cloud readiness, application modernization and data strategy

• Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning

• Identify and recommend opportunities for driving resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards

• Act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to make decisions and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement culture

• Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed

• Interpret, develop, and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with low to moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk

• Collaborate and consult with the Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices

• Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers

• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for technology engineering including career development and performance management for engineers and managers on the team

• Hire, mentor and guide talent development of direct reports to build the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for the supported product areas/product.

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
• 2+ years of Leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong experience in software development frameworks, cloud-native architectures, and platform engineering.

• Proficiency in Java, .NET, Python, or Golang and experience with Spring Boot, .NET Core, or equivalent frameworks.

• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools.

• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Backstage, or similar DevTools.

• Strong grasp of performance optimization, observability (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana), and developer workflow automation.

• Experience with developer portals, self-service platforms, and inner-source adoption.

• Knowledge of AI-powered developer tools, GitHub Copilot, or generative AI-based coding assistance.

• Exposure to multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and security best practices (OWASP, SAST, DAST).

Job Expectations:

Technical Leadership & Strategy:

• Define the vision, roadmap, and strategy for Engineering Frameworks, Utilities, and Developer Tools & Environments.

• Drive adoption of modern engineering frameworks and establish coding standards, best practices, and reusable components.

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable development tools that improve developer efficiency and experience.

• Oversee the migration and modernization of legacy frameworks and environments.

Engineering Frameworks & Utilities:

• Develop and maintain core engineering frameworks for backend, frontend, and cloud-native development.

• Implement domain-driven design (DDD), event-driven architectures, and microservices patterns.

• Ensure performance, security, observability, and compliance in engineering frameworks.

• Drive automation in code generation, service scaffolding, and dependency management.

Developer Tools & Environments:

• Lead the development of cloud-based IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, local dev environments, and code quality tools.

• Own the engineering productivity platform, including build acceleration, test automation, and debugging tools.

• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to integrate DevSecOps practices into developer environments.

• Optimize inner-loop development workflows to reduce friction and enhance developer experience.

Cross-Team Collaboration & Enablement:

• Partner with Product, Architecture, SRE, Security, and Developer Experience teams to drive engineering excellence.

• Advocate for engineering best practices, tool adoption, and developer education initiatives.

• Work closely with engineering leadership to align platform investments with business priorities.

People Leadership & Execution:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing engineers and technical leads.

• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Manage project execution, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Proven track record of leading engineering teams and delivering platform-level solutions.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to drive adoption of engineering frameworks and tools.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and a data-driven approach to measuring developer productivity

Posting End Date: 

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

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.