Principal Engineer - Primary Markets Bookbuilding Systems

Wells Fargo

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Work type
On-site
Location
Charlotte, NCNew York, NY
Salary
$159,000–$305,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago

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Above market

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This role $232k
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This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $167,100–$232,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $232k versus about $200k 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 87 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer - Primary Markets Bookbuilding Systems

Wells Fargo is hiring a Principal Engineer to join the Commercial Corporate & Investment Bank Technology team, focusing on developing robust BookBuilder systems for debt and equity issuance. This hands-on role involves leading the design and architecture of cloud-native applications using Java, React, Spring, and Kafka, while ensuring coding best practices are adhered to. The ideal candidate will have deep domain knowledge in capital markets and experience with build tools like Maven or Gradle, as well as monitoring tools such as Splunk or Grafana. They must also be adept at collaborating across teams and driving technical innovation within a fast-paced environment, fostering continuous learning among junior engineers while championing SOLID principles and software engineering best practices.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and architecture of cloud-native applications using modern frameworks and technologies.
  • Conduct hands-on coding to develop high-quality, scalable applications for capital markets.
  • Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
  • Ensure adherence to SOLID principles and software engineering best practices in codebase.
  • Drive technical decision-making and provide thought leadership during architecture reviews.
  • Collaborate with senior management to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Create test data and conduct interface and unit tests for supported applications.

What we're looking for

  • Over 6 years of full-stack Java development experience, including front-end with Spring framework for back-end
  • At least 4 years of experience with Apache Kafka for messaging and stream processing
  • Minimum 1 year of Capital Markets application development in the Primary Issuance domain
  • Proven ability to lead technical design discussions and provide architecture thought leadership
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence
  • Strong hands-on coding skills, ensuring high standards of code quality, performance, and maintainability
  • Expertise in cloud-native application development using modern frameworks and technologies

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