Software Engineering Manager

Wells Fargo

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Charlotte, NCChicago, IL
Salary
$119,000–$224,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 30, 2026

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $183k
This role $172k
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This role pays less than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $146,570–$218,656 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $172k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 25 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $159,000–$279,500 across 8 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineering Manager

The Software Engineering Manager joins the Global Payments Technology team to lead Payments and Fraud Product Services. This role involves managing application design, development, and end-to-end lifecycle management for Treasury Management customers and other business lines. You will build and lead a high-performing engineering team, overseeing application resiliency, major-incident response, and technical-debt reduction. Key responsibilities include reviewing Java and Spring Boot code, shaping architecture for OCP or Kubernetes, and leading distributed teams in the U.S. and India. You will utilize Java web services, Spring, Domain and Event Driven Design, Oracle, Mongo, Kafka, and IBM MQ. The role requires managing complex initiatives involving secure coding standards, AI-assisted code generation, and test automation to solve critical domestic and international payment workflows and fraud prevention problems.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $215650 from 128 postings across 37 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage the end-to-end lifecycle, design, and development of Payments and Fraud Product Services.
  • Lead a high-performing engineering team across the U.S. and India through technical coaching and hiring.
  • Review critical Java and Spring Boot code and perform targeted pair programming to resolve complex issues.
  • Own application resiliency and availability by leading major-incident responses and performing complex diagnostics.
  • Set engineering standards and architecture for APIs, service design, and performance across the application lifecycle.
  • Drive the adoption of responsible AI engineering to accelerate prototyping, test automation, and vulnerability detection.
  • Hold strategic vendors accountable for performance, risk, cost, and code quality.
  • Govern delivery quality and strategic commitments by owning OKRs and high-risk change management.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience.
  • 5+ years of experience with Java web services, Spring Boot, Spring, Domain and Event Driven Design, Automation, DevOps, Databases, and Kafka/IBM MQ.
  • 5+ years of experience in talent and team development, finance forecasting, risk management, and presenting to senior leadership.
  • 4+ years of Cloud experience with OCP or Kubernetes.
  • 4+ years of experience with Agile Methodology.
  • 3+ years of management or leadership experience.
  • 1+ year of demonstrated experience with AI-assisted code generation and test automation.
  • Knowledge and experience within Payment’s domain (preferred).

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