Lead Java Rates Software Engineer

Wells Fargo is seeking Lead Java Rates Software Engineer to be a part of the Rates Cash Pricing team. This individual will be an individual contributor and technical expert in the development of highly sophisticated pricing application for Rates business to enhance pricing models for US Treasury, STRIPS and TIPS securities along with engineering enhancements to the platform. This individual will engage product and business stake holders to analyze highly complex business requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Also engage other technical teams within the firm as well as outside vendors to provide technical interfaces, estimates and deliverables. Design and/or redesign existing complex computer platforms and applications. Maintain full project life-cycle tasks, such as business and technical analysis, designing, coding, testing, and implementation plans. Coordinate implementation activities across a broad range of functions and departments; work with client groups to identify, arrange, and/or deliver training needs.
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In this role, you will:

• Function as the technical expert for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
• Identify and recommend opportunities for driving resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
• Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
• Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
• Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
• Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively
• Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Specialty 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 Java development
• 3+ years experience in capital markets business and processes

Desired Qualifications:

• Background in Rates pricing or understanding of Fixed Income securities.
• Working knowledge with tools required for regression test automation
• Working knowledge on Agile best practices
• Experience with middleware messaging technologies like Solace, Tibco RV, etc.
• Experience with caching technologies such as Coherence, MongoDB, Redis, etc.
• Experience with event processing technologies such as Apache Storm, Apache Flink, etc.

Location:
300 S Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
150 E 42nd St. New York, NY 10017
194 Wood Ave S, Iselin, NJ 08830
Posting End Date:
17 Aug 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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