Senior Software Engineering Manager – AI Automation

Role Overview

• Manage, coach, and develop a team or teams of experienced engineers and engineering managers in roles with moderate complexity and risk, responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology
• Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
• Partner with, engage and influence architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture and enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy
• Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
• Identify and recommend opportunities for driving escalated resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
• Determine appropriate strategy and actions to act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to meet moderate to high risk deliverables and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement
• 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 moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk
• Collaborate with, partner with and influence 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 to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in technology engineering
• Hire, build and guide a culture of talent development to have the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for product areas and products to meet business objectives and strategy, as well as conduct performance management for engineers and managers

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
• 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