Lead Front End Engineer

Wells Fargo

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Leandro, CA
Salary
$143,000–$224,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 24, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $199k
This role $184k
$133k most similar roles pay here $235k

This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $187,000–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $184k versus about $199k for comparable roles.

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About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is one of the largest banks in the United States, providing banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services nationwide. Industry: Banking & Financial Services

Wells Fargo currently has 42 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $159,000–$254,000 across 27 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Lead Front End Engineer

As a Lead Front End Engineer, you will lead complex technology initiatives with broad impact while establishing companywide standards and best practices for engineering large-scale solutions. You will be responsible for designing, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting projects while making critical architectural decisions to meet strategic business objectives. The role involves collaborating with technical experts to resolve complex issues and mentoring peers. Your daily work involves developing enterprise web applications specifically within the branch banking UI domain. To succeed, you must possess expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node JS, and WebPack. You will utilize React JS with Redux and the SDL Tridion content management system while ensuring compliance with WCAG 2.0 or 2.1 accessibility guidelines. Additionally, you will perform unit testing using tools such as JEST, Enzyme, Jasmine, Mocha, Chai, or React Testing Library.

What you'll do

  • Lead complex technology initiatives with broad impact across the company.
  • Develop standards and best practices for engineering large-scale technology solutions.
  • Design, code, test, debug, and document projects and programs.
  • Analyze complex technical solutions to meet strategic business objectives and address technical challenges.
  • Make architectural decisions based on industry best practices and emerging technologies.
  • Mentor peers and lead teams to ensure the successful delivery of new initiatives.
  • Consult with technical experts and external groups to resolve complex technical issues.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience or equivalent through work, training, military, or education.
  • 5+ years of experience in HTML, JavaScript, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
  • 2+ years of experience developing enterprise web applications using React JS with Redux.
  • 1+ year of experience making architectural decisions.
  • 2+ years of branch banking UI development and support experience.
  • 2+ years of experience in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 or 2.1.
  • 1+ year of experience with Node JS, WebPack, and other React Front End Development tools.
  • 1+ year of SDL Tridion content management system experience.

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