Software Engineering Manager

**About this Role:** Wells Fargo is Seeking a Software Engineering Manager.

**In this role, you will:** + Manage, coach, and develop a team of individual contributor engineer roles with low to moderate complexity and less experienced managers who are responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology + Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release + Engage with architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture to enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example, cloud readiness, application modernization and data strategy + Function as the technical representative 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 + Act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to make decisions and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement culture + Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed + Interpret, develop, and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with low to moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk + Collaborate and consult with the Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices + Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers + Manage allocation of people and financial resources for technology engineering including career development and performance management for engineers and managers on the team + Hire, mentor and guide talent development of direct reports to build the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for the supported product areas/products **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 + 2+ years of Leadership experience **Desired Qualifications:** + Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

+ 5+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ years leading engineering teams. + Experience building and operating enterprise-scale platforms or developer productivity solutions.

+ Strong understanding of: + Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) + Developer tooling ecosystems + Cloud-native architectures + CI/CD and DevOps practices + Platform engineering + API and microservices architectures + Security and compliance controls + Proven experience leading globally distributed teams.

+ Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. + Demonstrated ability to drive large-scale engineering transformation initiatives. + Experience with Internal Developer Platforms (IDP). + Experience managing IDE ecosystems, developer workstations, or development environments.

+ Experience building enterprise frameworks or platform services. + Knowledge of OpenShift, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and platform engineering principles. + Experience with AI-assisted software engineering tools and agentic development workflows.

+ Experience driving developer experience (DevEx) initiatives at enterprise scale.

+ Experience managing engineering portfolios, budgets, and strategic roadmaps **Job Expectations:** **Engineering Leadership** + Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams responsible for developer tools, IDE platforms, engineering frameworks, reusable utilities, configuration services, and automation platforms.

+ Establish a strong engineering culture focused on innovation, quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. + Mentor engineers, technical leads, and engineering managers while fostering career development and technical growth.

+ Drive organizational strategy, workforce planning, and execution against business priorities. **Developer Tools & Environments** + Own the lifecycle management of enterprise development tools including onboarding, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, rationalization, and retirement.

+ Lead development of self-service capabilities for tool provisioning, developer onboarding, access management, and environment setup. + Drive modernization of developer workstations, cloud-based development environments, and IDE ecosystems.

+ Partner with security, risk, and compliance organizations to ensure approved tool usage and governance adherence. + Improve developer productivity through automation, simplification, and AI-powered developer experiences. **Frameworks & Utilities** + Lead development and adoption of enterprise frameworks for Java, .

NET, UI, Python, and future technology stacks. + Drive design and delivery of reusable engineering utilities, platform services, and accelerators used across application teams. + Own enterprise configuration services, common runtime capabilities, shared libraries, and platform standards.

+ Establish framework governance, lifecycle management, upgrade automation, and adoption strategies. + Ensure frameworks incorporate security, reliability, observability, performance, and compliance requirements by design.

**Platform Engineering & Architecture** + Define technical strategy, reference architectures, and engineering standards. + Partner with enterprise architecture and product management teams to create long-term technology roadmaps. + Drive cloud-native, API-first, and AI-first engineering practices.

+ Scale platform services to support thousands of engineers and enterprise applications. + Lead architecture reviews and technology decisions that balance innovation, risk, and operational excellence. **AI & Automation** + Drive adoption of AI-assisted software engineering capabilities.

+ Identify opportunities to automate software delivery, tool governance, framework upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and developer onboarding. + Champion agentic engineering and self-service platform experiences. + Measure and improve developer productivity through automation and AI-driven insights.

**Operational Excellence** + Define and track OKRs, KPIs, SLAs, and operational health metrics. + Ensure platform reliability, scalability, availability, and security. + Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and service improvement initiatives.

+ Manage technology debt, platform modernization, and continuous improvement programs. **Stakeholder Management** + Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, Security, Risk, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, and application development teams.

+ Influence senior leadership and drive alignment across multiple organizations. + Present strategy, roadmaps, business cases, and operational outcomes to executive leadership. **Posting End Date:** 29 Sep 2026 **_*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.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes