Lead Database Engineer at Wells Fargo
CHARLOTTE, NC
$119,000–$224,000from the description
Jul 28, 2026
CHARLOTTE, NC
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Lead Database Engineer role at Wells Fargo's Infrastructure Operations & Reliability group, focused on planning, designing, implementing, and operating next-generation distributed database platforms — primarily MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and YugabyteDB — at enterprise scale. The position involves deep technical troubleshooting, capacity planning, high-availability architecture, vendor engagement, and cross-team collaboration with application, architecture, and security partners in a hybrid work environment.
Senior level · 5+ years · Unspecified, US · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
We read this from the posting text with AI. Skim the description below before ruling yourself out.
How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $106,921 (middle half $81,361–$138,439). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title 'Lead Database Engineer' maps to a Senior band — the role requires 5+ years of database engineering experience and involves leading complex initiatives, but the JD describes no people-management or org-wide architectural authority that would push it to Staff or Principal.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends database administration (operations, patching, HA, backup/restore) with database architecture and design work. 15-1242 (Database Administrators) is the primary fit given the operational emphasis; 15-1243 (Database Architects) is a plausible runner-up given the design, modeling, and platform strategy responsibilities.
MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and YugabyteDB are listed as an 'or' requirement (4+ years with any one of them), so they are treated as interchangeable alternatives for a single hard gate. All three are captured as required with each other as alternatives.
The 'Desired Skills' section is explicitly labeled as such; all skills drawn from it are marked preferred, including MongoDB Ops Manager, replica sets, sharding, LVM snapshots, PostgreSQL Enterprise Manager, Perl/Java scripting, Jira, and AI tools.
The posting notes 'Experience with Pearl and/or Java scripting' — 'Pearl' is almost certainly a misspelling of 'Perl'; captured as Perl with Java as an alternative.
No visa sponsorship is available and no relocation assistance is offered, per the job expectations section.
Read the full posting
The employer publishes the full description on their own site — read it there ↗. Or sign in to read it here — it's free, and it also lets you track this application.