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About this role:

• Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Java and Agentic AI Engineer
• Capital Markets to join our Prime Brokerage and Equity Finance & Futures (EF&F) Technology team. As part of a feature delivery team, you will help build the foundational framework that powers highly scalable, resilient, self‑healing, high‑throughput, and low‑latency solutions supporting Clearing and Market Making functions.

In this role, you will be deeply involved in the architecture, design, and development of the platform, including writing fully automated functional, unit, and stress tests to ensure solution quality and reliability. The technology stack leverages on‑premises container platforms with the ability to burst into public cloud environments as needed.

In this role, you will:

• Develop software for various EF&F components as an individual contributor
• Collaborate with Product Owners and users to understand requirements and manage the scope there after
• Translate business specifications into functional specifications
• Analyze, build new code and also refactor already built code, so that end solution is a scalable microservice architecture
• Design and document existing, target, and smooth transition state architectures
• Write high-quality, performant Java code using object-oriented principles and design patterns using AI agents
• Create and modify RDBMS objects (tables, views, stored procedures, etc.)
• Conduct thorough unit and functional testing and document development activities
• Solve complex problems requiring a solid grasp of business domains
• Ensure quality, maintainability, and extensibility of supported systems and risk applications
• Build application/microservices that are zero touch for L1 support, and low touch for L2 support.
• Leverage GenAI tools to produce high-quality code and maintain high productivity
• Keen eye to look at various technology existing SDLC process and come up with proposal and solutions to increase productivity of developers across the organization using AI technologies

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
• 5+ years of Core Java development with expertise in memory management and concurrency
• 5+ years of experience with computing algorithms and data structures
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing distributed systems
• 5+ years of object-oriented programming experience
• 5+ years of SQL experience
• 4+ years of experience in the securities industry with knowledge of financial instrument valuation, lifecycle, and risk management
• 2+ years of experience with in-memory cache architecture (e.g., Oracle Coherence, Redis)

Desired Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience developing multi-tiered, low latency, highly reliable applications for Equity Swaps or Equity Derivatives Trading Desk
• Advanced experience in capital markets, business and processes.
• Understanding of risk and margin management
• Good knowledge of trade lifecycle (confirmation, clearing and settlement)
• Strong understanding of design patterns
• Basic knowledge of SEC, FINRA, and international regulations for building technological solutions
• Knowledge of technology platform development, including large-scale technology in a capital markets environment
• Knowledge of application lifecycle from design and development to testing, implementation, and production support
• Working knowledge of microservice, API servers, distributed, and client-server technologies
• Familiarity with capital market concepts
• Ability to build components across all functional domains
• Excellent communication skills for a business user-facing role
• A BS/BA degree or higher

Job Expectations:

• Must be able to work on-site at one of the listed locations, hybrid schedule available
• Relocation assistance is not available
• Visa sponsorship is not available

Locations:

• 194 Wood Avenue S, Iselin, NJ 08830
• 150 E 42nd St., New York, NY 10017

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.

$191,000.00 - $305,000.00

Benefits

• Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit [Benefits

• Wells Fargo Jobs](https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/life-at-wells-fargo/benefits) 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:

26 Apr 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.

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