Software Engineering Senior Manager

Wells Fargo
San Francisco, CA, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
$191,000.0 - $305,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Databases Continuous Integration Information Engineering Data Governance Data Systems Relational Databases DevOps Digital Technology
+10 more
MongoDB Oracle (Applications) Performance Tuning Reliability Engineering Software Engineering Cloud Platform System Technical Debt Backend Cassandra Data Management

Job description

The Senior Engineering Manager in Digital Banking Digital Technology leads global database and platform engineering teams supporting mission-critical, customer-facing banking platforms. The role provides technical, people, and delivery leadership across modern and legacy data platforms, driving resilience, performance, security, and continuous modernization. The position partners closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and Operations to accelerate digital transformation and embed AI-enabled engineering practices., Engineering & Platform Leadership

  • Lead database and platform engineering teams supporting enterprise-scale digital banking applications.
  • Own architecture, engineering standards, and operational excellence for MongoDB, Cassandra, Oracle, and Java-based platforms.
  • Drive platform modernization, cloud readiness, and high-availability data solutions.
  • Ensure strong performance, scalability, resilience, security, and regulatory compliance.

People & Global Capability Leadership

  • Build and develop high-performing global teams across onshore and offshore locations.
  • Set clear expectations and accountability for engineering managers and senior engineers.
  • Coach leaders and engineers on technical excellence, execution discipline, and career growth.
  • Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and engineering rigor.

Delivery & Execution

  • Translate business priorities into clear technical roadmaps in partnership with Product and Architecture.
  • Drive predictable, high-quality delivery using Agile and DevOps practices.
  • Balance feature delivery with platform health, tech debt reduction, and operational stability.
  • Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and cross-team coordination.

AI-Enabled Engineering

  • Drive adoption of AI tools, developer copilots, agents, and automation to improve productivity and quality.
  • Enable responsible use of AI across design, development, testing, and operations.
  • Rapidly evaluate and scale practical, production-ready AI use cases.

Risk & Compliance

  • Ensure platforms meet banking regulatory, security, data protection, and audit requirements.
  • Embed controls, observability, and automation to reduce operational risk.
  • Partner with Risk, Security, and Control teams to address findings and compliance obligations.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 3+ years of management or leadership experience
  • 6+ years in software, platform, or data engineering
  • 5+ years in managing globally distributed teams.
  • 6+ years Strong technical experience with MongoDB, Cassandra
  • 6 years in Oracle or equivalent enterprise RDBMS
  • 5+ years’ experience with Java-based backend applications
  • 5+ years’ experience leading database and platform teams in large-scale, regulated environments.
  • 5+ years deep understanding and knowledge of scalability, performance tuning, data consistency, and resilience.
  • 2+ yrs of working knowledge of AI tools and developer productivity platforms

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting digital banking, payments, or customer-facing platforms.
  • Exposure to enterprise data governance, security, and regulatory controls.
  • Experience leading platform modernization or large-scale migrations.
  • Experience with AI-enabled platforms or engineering ecosystems.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD, SRE, observability, and automation.
  • Ability to quickly learn and lead adoption of new technologies.
  • Strong advocate for automation, reuse, and engineering efficiency.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical topics to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proven influence across Product, Architecture, Risk, and Operations.
  • Outcome-driven leader with strong accountability and execution focus.

Benefits & conditions

  • Delivers stable, scalable, and secure data platforms.
  • Builds strong leaders and durable global teams.
  • Improves engineering productivity, quality, and time-to-market.
  • Leads change through adoption of modern and AI-enabled engineering practices
  • This position offers a hybrid work schedule., Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

191,000.00 - 305,000.00 USD Annual, Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/life-at-wells-fargo/benefits) for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

23 Jul 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 those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

About the company

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/wells-fargo-drug-and-alcohol-policy) to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

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