Spread Technology Principal Engineer

Wells Fargo is seeking a Full Stack Principal Engineer to join the Spread Technology team in Fixed Income, supporting asset classes such as Structured Products, Credit, and Municipal Bonds. This role is pivotal to the success of strategic initiatives Front Office Sales and Trading applications, and is designed for engineers who thrive in high-performance, front-to-back delivery environments.

You will lead the design and development of low-latency Micro UIs and robust backend services, contributing to pricing, risk, and PnL workflows. The ideal candidate will demonstrate technical leadership, deep domain knowledge in capital markets, and a passion for building scalable, resilient software solutions using modern technologies such as Angular, Java, Spring, Kafka, and Apache Ignite

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In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives on selected domains

• Own the end-to-end delivery of strategic software solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical standards

• Lead the design and architecture of scalable, cloud-native applications using modern frameworks and technologies

• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence

• Champion the implementation of SOLID principles and software engineering best practices across the codebase

• Collaborate with senior management and traders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions

• Drive technical decision-making and provide thought leadership in architecture reviews and design discussions

• Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, and maintainability through rigorous code reviews and testing practices

• Promote DevOps culture and practices, including CI/CD automation and cloud deployment strategies

• Contribute to and support complex initiatives in selected domains.

  Ensure quality, security, and compliance for supported systems and applications

• Serve as a technical resource for software solutions

• Review and evaluate user needs and determine requirements

• Design low latency eTrading, pricing, and risk applications for Fixed Income asset classes such as Structured Products, Credit, and Municipal Bonds

• Implement low-latency, HTTP and WebSocket-based real-time micro-UIs using JavaScript/Typescript, Angular, AgGrid, and other UI libraries

• Develop backend services using Java, Spring Framework, Kafka, and Ignite

• Utilize build tools such as Maven or Gradle and ensure code quality using SonarQube

• Provide technical support and resolve issues related to supported applications

• Create test data and conduct interface and unit tests.

• Design, code, test, debug, and document programs using Agile development practice

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• 7+ years of experience in high-performance programming using Java or Python

• 7+ years of experience in full stack development using Angular/Typescript for front-end and Java with Spring Framework for back-end

• 7+ years of experience with Apache Kafka for messaging and stream processing

• 4+ years of experience with Apache Ignite for in-memory computing

• 4+ years of experience with build tools such as Maven or Gradle

• 4+ years of experience with code quality tools like SonarQube

• 4+ years of experience as a Full Stack Developer with strong understanding of front-end and back-end development

• 4+ years of experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, AppDynamics, New Relic, Elastic, or OpenTelemetry

• 4+ years of OpenFin for building modern desktop applications

• 4+ years of OpenShift and PCF (Pivotal Cloud Foundry) for deploying and managing containerized applications

• 4+ years of Capital Markets Fixed Income domain

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of Capital Markets Fixed Income domain

• Understanding of Bond Pricing, Bond Risk, Bond PnL, and Position Management

• Understanding of Trade lifecycle, Position Management, and End of Day Marking

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to clearly articulate technical solutions to both technical and business stakeholders

• Ability to collaborate effectively in a multi-cultural, matrixed environment

• Strong delivery focus and ability to work in a fast-paced enterprise environment

• 3+ years of experience with Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps practices using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or Tekton

• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure setups

• Experience using OpenShift / Kubernetes container platforms

• Experience designing and delivering cloud-native, microservices-oriented solutions at enterprise scale in financial services or regulated sectors

• Experience with test automation using tools such as Selenium

• Strong understanding of performance and stress testing web UIs using Chrome DevTools

Job Expectations:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule. 3 days in office every week currently

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

• Visa Sponsorship not available for this role

Location:

300 S Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

150 E 42nd St. New York, NY  10017

Metro Park, 194 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, New Jersey 08830

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

$159,000.00 - $305,000.00

Posting End Date:

19 Oct 2025

*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.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

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