Lead Software Engineer at Wells Fargo
CHARLOTTE, NC
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Jul 23, 2026
CHARLOTTE, NC
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual contributor role focused on designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, orchestrated software platforms — including APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems — using Java, Python, and Kubernetes on cloud infrastructure. The position involves both hands-on engineering and technical leadership, including setting standards, mentoring peers, and resolving complex architectural challenges. Agentic AI delivery experience is a plus.
Senior level · 5+ years · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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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 $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting lists multiple hybrid office locations but does not specify which cities; no CBSA or state could be determined from the text. The role is explicitly hybrid (not remote) and no relocation or visa sponsorship is offered.
The title 'Lead Software Engineer' maps to Senior on the seniority ladder — it reflects ownership of a workstream and technical leadership, not org-wide Staff/Principal scope.
Google ADK (agent framework) is mentioned in the narrative/responsibilities section rather than under Required Qualifications, so it is treated as preferred. The 1+ year Agentic AI desired qualification reinforces this.
Cloud migrations is listed as a required skill (4+ years) but names no specific cloud platform; it is captured as stated. The desired qualifications do not name a specific cloud provider either.
Observability tools (ELK, Splunk, AppDynamics, Grafana) are listed together under Desired Qualifications as interchangeable options; ELK is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
Event-Driven Architecture, bulkhead, and back-pressure patterns are grouped as a single desired qualification; captured as 'Event-Driven Architecture' representing the broader resilient-design requirement.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
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