Software Engineering Manager – AI Automation

Role Overview

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of individual contributor engineer roles with low to moderate complexity and less experienced managers who are responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology
• Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
• Engage with architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture to enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example, cloud readiness, application modernization and data strategy
• Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
• Identify and recommend opportunities for driving resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
• Act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to make decisions and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement culture
• Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed
• Interpret, develop, and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with low to moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk
• Collaborate and consult with the Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices
• Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for technology engineering including career development and performance management for engineers and managers on the team
• Hire, mentor and guide talent development of direct reports to build the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for the supported product areas/products

Requirements

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 2+ years of Leadership experience
• Strong agile project leadership: run tight sprints, adjust scope rapidly, and ensure delivery of a viable product incrementally to maintain delivery target.
• Strong technical oversight: Steer architectural decisions; enforce coding standards, security, and scalability practices to guarantees that fast-built solutions are reliable, compliant, and integrate well with existing systems.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Communicate continuously with stakeholders (product owners, user reps) and other team leads to keep team aligned with business needs.
• Result-Oriented Management: Set clear success metrics and track progress toward them to ensure delivering measurable business impacts.
• Expert in full-stack coding and tools in multiple languages (Python, Java, JS/React)
• Strong AI and data proficiency, including experienced with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., LangChain) and model integration.
• Adept at data pipelines, APIs, and knowledge graphs for intelligent features
• Strong communication and empathy skills, able to communicate across stakeholder organizational levels.
• Ability to problem-solve, understand the business needs, and deliver a business-valued solution.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Java
• JavaScript
• Python
• React

Benefits

• 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