Principal Engineer

Actively Reviewing the Applications

Wells Fargo

India, Karnataka Full-Time On-site

Posted 4 days ago • Apply by June 16, 2026

Job Description

About This Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer; you will be responsible for providing strategic technology solutions for business initiatives supporting predominantly Liquidity Management technology while collaborating closely with other areas of the larger Finance Technology team. You will be responsible for efficient architecture and innovative solutions to transform business. This position will be responsible for leading the continued modernization of the organization’s financial systems. This combined portfolio of applications and tools are continually engineered to meet the challenges of stability, security, scalability, and speed.

In This Role, You Will

Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions
Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions
Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership

Required Qualifications

7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications

7+ years of experience working as a hands-on software developer designing and implementing service-oriented solutions with an emphasis on full stack engineering, operational data and analytics.
Expert level knowledge in full stack development, system design and architecture, Messaging, APIs, build and deployment pipelines (CI/CD), Data warehousing, Data Engineering, AI/ML
5+ years of experience in Financial Services and Banking.
Strong expertice in one of the below areas and good exposure to the other:
(a) Java, Springboot, Python fullstack engineering, RDBMS, NoSQL data store, Kafka / messaging
(b) Spark, BigData, Datawarehousing, Data Engineering, performance tuning
Experience building solutions in cloud. Good hands-on experience in public cloud technology (Azure/GCP) and private cloud (PCF/OCP). Good knowledge of containers, container orchestration, observability tools.

Job Expectations

This role will work to influence many distinct functions and areas across Finance, Technology and Strategy and must be able to work with senior leaders of the organization to gain agreement and drive towards goals to be executed.
The successful candidate will be an experienced leader with a background in financial processes and systems. This individual must be a highly motivated team player and a self-starter who can drive change in complex organizations, partnering with a diverse group of stakeholders to achieve results.
The candidate should demonstrate executive presence and be accustomed to presenting material to senior level executives. The candidate should be flexible, be able to withstand challenges and adapt accordingly.
Strong executive presence, facilitation skills, drive for results, attention to quality and detail, and a synergistic attitude.
Ability to develop and deliver effective, well-articulated, written, and oral communications (e.g., emails, presentation materials) applying appropriate level of content/ detail dependent upon audience and intent.
Excellent communications, interpersonal, and presentations skills across technical and non-technical groups.
Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities with a focus on proactive solutions.
Experience with application of AI/ML to real-world problems.
Experience in creating & delivering technology roadmaps
Displays vision, creativity, innovation, and advanced analytical and inductive thinking skills.
Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Be Humble: You're smart yet always interested in learning from others.
Work Transparently: You always deal in an honest, direct, and transparent way.
Take Ownership: You embrace responsibility and find joy in having the answers
Learn More: You regularly self-educate and improve your skill set.
Show Gratitude: You show appreciation and respect to those you work with.

Reference Number

R-524681