Lead Software Engineer - Database Automation

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the Database Engineering organization. This position will be an integral part of the Data Hosting Automation team helping to drive the effort to create a fully automated suite of APIs, tools, and utilities that will deliver swift builds, a stable and consistent operating environment, empower our customers through self-service, and provide seamless integration with other automated processes across the bank.
The successful candidate will be familiar with modern development practices and bring full-stack experience to the table, joining a team that, while still maturing our agile practices, is leveraging automated pipelines for continuous integration and deployment. The team provides automation support for all enterprise database platforms and works closely with subject matter experts within each platform to ensure we deliver robust, reliable, stable, performant, and secure microservices to our customers.
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
• 5+ years of experience with Python including tools such as Pytest
  - ability to deliver ~100% code coverage in unit tests
  - use of classes and inheritance, code reuse
• 5+ years API development with Flask, Django or FastAPI
• 5+ years with Git or equivalent - collaborative development requiring pull requests and peer reviews
• 5+ years of experience in Agile teams, Scrum or Kanban
• 5+ years of experience with tools such as Jenkins, Jira, and automated deployments.

Desired Qualifications:

• 3+ years with React, Angular or Vue
• 3+ years with Sqlalchemy
• 3+ years with PL/SQL
• 2+ years with Ansible

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Work Schedule: 3 days in office/2 days at home. Schedule is subject to change based on business needs.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.
$119,000.00 - $224,000.00
Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:
16 Nov 2025
* Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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