Lead Specialty Software Engineer

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Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead development, integration, and support of the Calypso Back Office platform supporting settlements, accounting, reconciliations, and post-trade processing across Capital Markets. This role will provide technical leadership for critical back-office systems, drive strategic platform enhancements, and partner closely with Operations, Finance, and Technology teams to ensure operational excellence and regulatory compliance.
In this role, you will:

• Lead development and support of the Calypso Back Office platform, supporting settlements, accounting, reconciliations, and post-trade processing
• Design, develop, test, and implement Calypso enhancements, interfaces, workflows, and integrations
• Ensure platform stability, operational efficiency, and compliance with risk, regulatory, and audit requirements
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues related to trade processing, settlements, accounting, and system integrations
• Drive process improvements, automation, and optimization of back-office operations and controls
• Partner with Operations, Finance, Production Support, and Platform Engineering teams to deliver strategic initiatives and maintain platform reliability
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and lead project delivery across cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders and influence technical direction for the Calypso Back Office ecosystem

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 hands-on experience developing enterprise applications using Java/J2EE technologies
• 5+ years of experience designing and supporting integrations between vendor platform and upstream/downstream systems using APIs, messaging, and batch interfaces.
• 5+ years of experience troubleshooting and resolving complex production issues in a high-availability environment
• 5+ years of experience of SDLC, application architecture, testing, release management, and production support processes
• 5+ years of experience leading complex technology initiatives and mentoring software engineers

Desired Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience
• 8+ years of hands-on experience developing enterprise applications using Java/J2EE technologies
• 3+ years of experience supporting or developing solutions on the Calypso platform, preferably within Back Office modules
• Strong knowledge of capital markets operations, including settlements, accounting, payments, reconciliations, and post-trade processing
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner across Technology, Operations, and Business teams

Expectations:

• Willingness to work onsite - this position offers a hybrid work schedule
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Locations:

• 300 S Brevard St., Charlotte, NC 28202

Posting End Date:
29 Sep 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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