Lead Software Engineer
Wells Fargo
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Jul 16, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Senior level · 5+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 430 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 180–770
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $136,221 (middle half $107,984–$167,709).
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 title 'Lead Software Engineer' maps to Senior on the seniority ladder; Wells Fargo uses 'Lead' as an IC level, not a people-manager title, and the JD describes hands-on engineering and peer mentorship rather than direct-report management.
The role sits at the intersection of software engineering (design, code, test) and platform/infrastructure operations (Kafka cluster ops, Kubernetes, CI/CD). 15-1252 was chosen because the JD explicitly calls for coding, testing, and debugging alongside platform ownership; 15-1244 is noted as a close runner-up given the heavy operational and support emphasis.
The CI/CD requirement names four tools (Ansible, Git, Jenkins, Harness) under a single 5+ year gate; each is emitted as a separate required skill since they are distinct technologies used together rather than interchangeable alternatives.
The observability requirement ('ELK, Splunk, AppDynamics, or Grafana') is framed as 'such as', indicating the named tools are interchangeable options satisfying one requirement; ELK is listed as primary with the others as alternatives.
Desired Qualifications (cloud migration experience, Kafka cluster operations/security/automation) are marked as preferred. The cloud migration skill is the only one with a stated year count (2+) and is retained; the remaining desired items name no distinct technology not already captured.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
The position is hybrid (not fully remote) at the Irving, TX office; relocation assistance is not available.
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