Principal Engineer, Java Full Stack

Wells Fargo

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irving, TX
Posted
9 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 28, 2026

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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 33 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, Java Full Stack

Principal Engineer - Java Full Stack serves as a technical leader within the Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology team. This role focuses on delivering end-to-end technology solutions for commercial lending products across loan origination, servicing, and delivery. The engineer will lead scrum teams through agile ceremonies, make critical architecture decisions, conduct code reviews, and perform proof of concepts to drive innovation. Key technical requirements include expertise in Java 17+, Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Security, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, JPA, Python, Scala, and REST APIs for microservices. The role also requires proficiency in Angular 16, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, and AJAX. Additionally, the candidate must possess experience with Teradata, Unix, SQL development, BigQuery, and AI technology implementation to solve complex challenges within the financial services domain while ensuring platform stability and performance.

What does a Engineer earn in Texas?

Median $182925 from 32 postings across 8 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of technical solutions for commercial lending products including origination, servicing, and delivery.
  • Act as a primary advisor to leadership to design and influence solutions for complex business needs.
  • Solve and code high-complexity technical challenges requiring advanced analytical thinking and innovative problem-solving.
  • Translate strategic business objectives into scalable, secure, and high-performing engineering solutions.
  • Provide architectural guidance, conduct extensive code reviews, and direct scrum teams toward high-value results.
  • Leverage AI, automation, and data engineering capabilities to improve overall business outcomes.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop technical roadmaps and ensure key dependencies are managed.
  • Drive improvements for platform stability and performance by addressing technical debt and enhancing operational efficiency.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of engineering experience or equivalent through work, training, military service, or education.
  • 7+ years of experience in Java 17+, Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Security, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, JPA, Python, Scala REST APIs, and Microservices Architecture.
  • 7+ years of experience with Angular 16, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, and AJAX.
  • 3+ years of Teradata and Unix experience.
  • 2+ years of AI technology implementation experience.
  • 2+ years of experience in Agile environments.
  • 2+ years of experience with Teradata Utilities, Load/Unload processes, and BigQuery.
  • 2+ years of database experience with Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server, and relational database design.
  • 2+ years of SQL development and performance tuning skills.
  • 2+ years of Microsoft Excel skills utilizing Power Query.
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform services (preferred).
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift (preferred).
  • Experience with Kafka and event-driven architecture (preferred).
  • Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, Gradle, and SonarQube (preferred).
  • Knowledge of Ansible, Shell Scripting, F5, AVI, and infrastructure automation (preferred).
  • Experience deploying applications on Tomcat, JBoss, and WebSphere (preferred).
  • Strong understanding of MVC architecture, J2EE design patterns, and enterprise application design (preferred).
  • Experience with Apache Spark, ETL technologies, and DBMS platforms (preferred).
  • Experience implementing secure, scalable solutions in large enterprise environments (preferred).
  • Experience with cloud-native modernization and AI-driven automation (preferred).

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