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Lead Software Engineer (Quality Engineering)

AT Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo

Lead Software Engineer (Quality Engineering)

Chandler, AZ

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a passionate and experienced Lead Software Engineer (Quality Engineering) in Enterprise Functions Technology's Quality Engineering Group. The mission of Quality Engineering (QE) team is to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products by implementing and maintaining a robust framework for automated testing, continuous integration, and quality assurance practices across the development lifecycle. The team aims to proactively identify and resolve defects, ensuring that the organization delivers reliable, scalable, and secure solutions.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining and improving the reliability and availability of our applications while also focusing on enterprise-wide technology initiatives geared towards improving the code quality of applications. This role will need a mix of operational as well as development mindset.

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In this role, you will:
  • Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
  • Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
  • Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
  • Monitor and maintain reliability, availability and performance of production systems
  • Conduct root cause analysis of incidents and implement preventive measures
  • Collaborate with dev teams to ensure that systems are designed with reliability and scalability in mind
  • Develop and implement automated testing frameworks for non-functional requirements, focusing on performance, security and scalability
  • Develop NFR automation scripts and bootstrap in development framework
  • Drive adoption of various enterprise tech initiatives to improve system reliability, performance, and efficiency
  • Monitor key metrics and OKRs related to software quality, identify trends and areas of improvement
  • Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement within the engineering teams
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure alignment of SRE practices across the organization
Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years of coding experience in Angular
  • 3+ years of coding experience in Java
  • 3+ years of experience with Event Driven architecture leveraging Functions/Lambdas, Event Grid/SNS and ServiceBus/SQS
  • 3+ years of experience developing applications in a CI/CD pipeline using tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions
  • 3+ years of experience with Observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, Elastic, or Azure Monitor
  • 2+ years of experience developing authorization & authentication components leveraging OAUTH / SAML
Desired Qualifications:
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Teamworking abilities to collaborate with various stakeholders
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Job Expectations:
  • This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
  • Relocation assistance is not available for this position
  • Ability to travel up to 5% of the time
Posting End Date:
13 Oct 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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.

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Client-provided location(s): Chandler, AZ, USA
Job ID: WellsFargo-R-401114
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Return-to-Work Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Stock Purchase Program
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Unconscious Bias Training

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