Lead Software Engineer - Java, Equity Trading Experience

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
• Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
• Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors
• Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
• Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or Related field
• Job Location: Bangalore or Hyderabad
• Experienced in Prime Brokerage, capital market, Investment banking domain is a plus
• Design, develop and maintain high performance Java based applications
• Experience in Java Web Application Development, Multi-threading, Spring (Core, MVC, Batch), Hibernate, SQL, & Oracle.
• Strong knowledge of Java (Java 8 or later) Spring framework and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with Microservices architecture and cloud platforms
• Have exposure to any of the below
  • Exposure to Prime Brokerage
  • Experienced in Equities, Bonds, derivatives trading
  • Exposure to Front office trading system
  • Experience in trade capture/clearing/settlement
  • Experience in market connectivity and trading venues
  • Experience in capital market Risk & Margin system
  • Experience in Order flow, trade capture, reporting.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools (Maven, Gradle, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (React/Angular/JavaScript)
• Exposure to Kafka/Redis for real time data processing

Job Expectations:

• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Required to work in the office as per organization's In Office Adherence / Return to Office (RTO)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to lead technical design
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Experienced in leading technology transformations and application modernization

Posting End Date:
17 Mar 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

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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.

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