Senior Manager - Software Engineering

Software Engineering Senior Manager

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineering Senior Manager.

In this role, you will:

• Manage, coach, and develop a team or teams of experienced engineers and engineering managers in roles with moderate complexity and risk, responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology
• Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
• Partner with, engage and influence architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture and enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy
• Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
• Identify and recommend opportunities for driving escalated resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
• Determine appropriate strategy and actions to act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to meet moderate to high risk deliverables and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement
• 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 moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk
• Collaborate with, partner with and influence 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 to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in technology engineering
• Hire, build and guide a culture of talent development to have the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for product areas and products to meet business objectives and strategy, as well as conduct performance management for engineers and managers
  

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years of management or leadership experience

Additional Required Qualifications:

• Expertise in automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience designing and deploying Agentic (Autonomous and MultiAgent Systems) AI/ML models in production environments
• Machine Learning Algorithms, Techniques and frameworks (Ex: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)
• Proficiency in implementing solutions by using Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Anomaly detection algorithms
• Expertise in Data Preprocessing, feature Engineering and Data Manipulation
• Ability to stay current with the latest advancements in AI/ML and integrate cutting-edge techniques into projects
• Strong Python experience with APIs, distributed systems and cloud platforms. 
• Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Open SDKs, etc.,)
• Experience in prompt engineering, RAG architecture and tool-use patterns
• Experience building multi-agent systems
• Familiarity with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, etc.,)
• Design, build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines
• Develop batch and real-time data processing workflows 
• Implement data validation, monitoring and lineage tracking
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases

Job Expectations:

• Lead AI & ML Automation Initiatives:
  • Design and Implement Agentic AI and Machine Learning models to automate complex business processes, improve operational efficiency and drive innovation
• Lead Automation Projects:
  • Design, develop, and implement automation frameworks and tools for various applications and systems.  Create and execute strategies for integrating AI & ML solutions into existing automation frameworks, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Technical Leadership:
  • Provide technical guidance and leadership to engineering teams, ensuring best practices and high-quality code and apply findings to develop state-of-the-art automation solutions.
  • Strategy Development: Develop and execute automation strategies aligned with company goals and objectives.
• Collaboration:
  • Work closely with product managers, software engineers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver automated solutions.
• Mentoring:
  • Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning, lead cross-functional teams in the development and deployment of AI driven automation projects.
• Performance Monitoring:
  • Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of automation solutions.
• Troubleshooting:
  • Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex automation issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Documentation:
  • Create and maintain detailed documentation for automation processes, tools, and best practices.

Posting End Date: 

28 May 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.

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.