Lead Software Engineer (Java Fullstack)
Wells Fargo · CHARLOTTE, NC
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Jul 27, 2026
CHARLOTTE, NC
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on Lead Full-Stack Java Developer role within Wells Fargo's Enterprise Functions Technology group, focused on designing and building custom enterprise-scale solutions to close operational gaps and improve efficiency across hundreds of internal applications. The work spans backend Java development, cloud/distributed platform integration, observability tooling, and CI/CD automation in a hybrid agile environment. Best suited to an experienced software engineer who enjoys solving complex operational problems through code and can influence engineering standards at a company-wide level.
Senior level · 5+ years · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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No work location city is specified in the posting — only that the role is hybrid (not fully remote) and based in the US. The CBSA field has been left blank accordingly.
The title uses 'Lead' but the required qualifications (5+ years, no explicit cross-org authority) align with a Senior individual contributor band rather than Staff; 'Lead' here appears to be a Wells Fargo job-family label rather than a Staff-level scope indicator.
The cloud/platform requirement lists OpenShift, AWS, Azure, Linux, and VMware as interchangeable examples of 'one or more Technology Platforms' — these are treated as a single required capability with alternatives rather than separate hard gates.
The monitoring/observability tools (Splunk, DataDog, Elastic Stack, Grafana, AppDynamics, Prometheus, Kafka) and container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker) appear under Desired Qualifications and are marked preferred.
Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab, and Artifactory appear under Desired Qualifications as CI/CD and configuration tooling examples and are marked preferred.
AI/ML and NLP experience (1+ years) is listed under Desired Qualifications and is marked preferred.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
Visa sponsorship is explicitly not available for this role.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Full-Stack development.
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