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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Java Engineer - **Company:** Wells Fargo - **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $159,000.0 - $254,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Architectural Patterns, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Security, Databases, Distributed Data Store, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Spring Framework, NoSQL, Open Source Technology, Oracle (Applications), Site Reliability Engineering Practices, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Enterprise Software Applications, Spring Cloud, Istio, System Availability, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Web Technologies, Restful APIs, Microservices - **Published:** May 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=678f217a40cb1cf1 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Technical engineering?, * 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education * 7+ years of experience developing Java/JEE enterprise applications using open source technologies such as Microservices and Rest API's * 7+ years of experience with Spring Framework * 7+ experience building or supporting cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP * 5+ years of hands-on expertise with high availability, resiliency, and active-active architectural patterns * 3+ years of experience working on large-scale modernization, re-platforming, or transformation initiatives * 3+ years of Database experience with Oracle, NoSQL, SQL, Cassandra, etc. * 3+ years of Financial Services experience, * Experience integrating or extending large vendor platforms; financial or core banking experience preferred * Solid understanding of networking, security, event streaming, and distributed data principles * Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with technical teams * Experience with event-driven architectures, and distributed transactions. * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containers, and service mesh technologies. * Familiarity with SRE practices, resilience engineering, and automated failover testing. * Background in regulated, high-availability environments such as banking, payments, or financial systems ## Description The Principal Engineer will contribute deep technical expertise to a large-scale Core Banking Modernization initiative. This role is hands-on and execution-focused, responsible for designing, building, and validating cloud-native, microservices-based systems that deliver high performance, resiliency, and operational excellence. The Principal Engineer works directly with engineering teams and vendor partners to solve complex technical challenges, implement modern architectural patterns, and ensure the successful delivery of a next-generation core banking platform. In this role, you will: * Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups * Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking * Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions * Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions * Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization * Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership ## Related Videos - [Maximising Cassandra's Potential: Tips on Schema, Queries, Parallel Access, and Reactive Programming](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1167-maximising-cassandra-s-potential-tips-on-schema-queries-parallel-access-and-reactive-programming) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Enterprise-Cloud-Native - Fast-Paced Development & Deployment in a Highly Secure Banking Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/671-enterprise-cloud-native-fast-paced-development-deployment-in-a-highly-secure-banking-environment) - [Building Real-Time AI/ML Agents with Distributed Data using Apache Cassandra and Astra DB](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/782-building-real-time-ai-ml-agents-with-distributed-data-using-apache-cassandra-and-astra-db) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [93 Java Interview Questions You Should Prepare For](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/14-93-java-interview-questions-you-should-prepare-for) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Top 10 Java Libraries](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/364-top-10-java-libraries) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers)