Principal Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer (UI/UX & Full Stack) serves as a senior technical leader responsible for defining architecture, driving engineering excellence, and leading the development of modern, scalable, secure, and high-performing web applications. The role requires deep expertise in ReactJS, backend API development and integration, cloud-native architectures, and modern engineering practices.

The ideal candidate combines strong front-end engineering skills with backend development experience and a passion for building intuitive user experiences. Experience with blockchain technologies, particularly Cosmos SDK-based ecosystems, is highly desirable.

This role influences technical direction across multiple teams, drives architecture decisions, leads modernization initiatives, and mentors engineers across the organization.

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

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Define and drive the technical vision and architecture for enterprise-scale web applications.
• Lead architecture, design reviews, and technical governance across multiple projects.
• Establish front-end and full-stack engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices.
• Drive modernization initiatives and adoption of cloud-native architectures.
• Collaborate with Engineering Managers, Product Owners, Architects, and senior leadership to align technology solutions with business objectives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions to improve business outcomes.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers across multiple teams.

• Front-End Engineering

• Design and develop enterprise-grade applications using ReactJS, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Build responsive, accessible, and intuitive user interfaces that provide exceptional user experiences.
• Develop reusable component libraries and enterprise design systems.
• Implement scalable state management solutions using Redux, Context API, or similar frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and responsive design principles.
• Optimize UI performance, browser compatibility, and Core Web Vitals metrics.

• Backend API Development & Integration

• Design, develop, and maintain backend APIs and microservices supporting web applications.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, and event-driven architectures.
• Collaborate with backend teams to ensure scalable and secure API designs.
• Define API standards, integration patterns, and service contracts.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and security best practices.
• Drive API performance optimization and observability initiatives.

• Application Development & DevOps

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle from design through deployment and support.
• Build cloud-native solutions leveraging Azure, AWS, GCP, or PCF platforms.
• Contribute to CI/CD automation, deployment pipelines, and DevOps best practices.
• Support production systems and lead root-cause analysis efforts for critical issues.
• Drive engineering excellence through automation, testing, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

• Blockchain & Emerging Technologies (Desirable)

• Contribute to architecture and development involving blockchain-based applications.
• Collaborate on solutions utilizing Cosmos SDK, blockchain interoperability, and distributed ledger technologies.
• Evaluate opportunities for blockchain adoption within enterprise applications.
• Partner with domain experts to design scalable decentralized architectures.

• Hands-on experience developing applications using ReactJS.

• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale software architectures.
• Strong experience developing and integrating backend APIs and microservices.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy across multiple engineering teams.

• Technical Skills

  Front-End

• ReactJS
• TypeScript
• JavaScript (ES6+)
• Redux / Redux Toolkit
• Context API
• HTML5
• CSS3
• SASS / SCSS
• Styled Components
• Responsive Web Design

• Backend

• Node.js and Express.js
• REST APIs
• GraphQL
• Microservices Architecture
• API Gateway Patterns
• Authentication & Authorization (OAuth, JWT)

• Development & DevOps

• Git
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions
• Jenkins
• Docker
• Kubernetes

• Cloud

  Experience with one or more:

• Microsoft Azure
• AWS
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF)

• Modern Architecture

• Micro Frontend Architecture
• Module Federation
• Design Systems
• Event-Driven Architectures

• Blockchain (Desirable but not mandatory)

• Cosmos SDK (desirable nut not mandatory)
• Blockchain Platform Development
• Distributed Ledger Technologies
• Smart Contract Development
• Web3 Integration Concepts

• UX Tools

• Design Systems

Job Expectations:

• Serve as a technical authority and trusted advisor across engineering teams.
• Influence architecture and technology strategy across multiple products and platforms.
• Drive innovation, engineering excellence, and modernization initiatives.
• Mentor senior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence.
• Lead complex technical problem-solving efforts and architecture discussions.
• Champion scalability, security, reliability, and performance across all solutions.
• Provide thought leadership in modern UI engineering, API architecture, cloud-native development, and emerging technologies.

Posting End Date:

*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.

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