Software Engineering Manager - Java, Agentic AI

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineering Manager

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/products

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
• 2+ years of Leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in delivery of enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React/Angular, Kafka, and modern database technologies.
• Champion GenAI and Agentic AI implementations to modernize applications, streamline development, and enhance customer and employee experiences.
• Drive modernization efforts—including application transformation, cloud readiness, application refactoring, and platform upgrades
• Collaborate with Architecture, Product, and Business teams to shape technical direction and align engineering outcomes with business strategy.
• Provide hands‑on technical guidance on design, architecture, security, and DevOps best practices.
• Manage engineering talent, performance, resource planning, and team development.
• Experienced in delivering enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React/Angular, Kafka, and modern database technologies.
• Hands‑on experience with GenAI toolsets and Agentic AI solutions.
• Proven background in modernization initiatives (cloud, microservices, CI/CD, automation).
• Engineering mindset, and self-driven to take up additional responsibilities and accountability
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively across organizational lines and with virtual team members
• Proven record in managing stakeholders across multiple countries and cultures.

Job Expectations:

• Experience in BFSI domain, ideally equipment loan and lease management.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
• Knowledge on DevOps framework and CI/CD techniques and tools
• Knowledge in Testing frameworks (TDD, BDD etc) and Testing Automation tools
• Experience in any Cloud framework (Azure, OCP etc.)

Posting End Date: 

22 Jul 2026

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