Software Engineering Senior Manager
Wells Fargo · Hyderabad · 7+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-07-21
Tech stack: Angular, Java, JavaScript, Python, React, SQL
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About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineering Senior Manager. In this role, you will: 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. Required Qualifications: 7+ 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. Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education. 5+ years of technology leadership experience in the Check processing/Payments Process. 5+ years of management experience in technology. Strong planning (finance, resource, strategy, business), decision making and prioritization skills. GenAI models/tools experience for both development and automation. Desired Qualifications: 5+ years’ experience leading large global teams. Experience coaching and mentoring managers, and individual contributors. Experience managing complex, diverse technology portfolios. Experience deploying automation and cognitive and science-based techniques to manage data, predict scenarios and prescribe actions, with an eye on customer compliance. Experience working with API’s (API Marketplace) and application integration experience leveraging Messaging, SOAP, Web-services etc. Experience in working in an automated DevOp’s / DevSecOp’s agile environment. Demonstrated ability to create and communicate vision and strategy. Demonstrated ability to build relationships and partnerships across a diverse set of IT Leaders and business partners. Experience managing vendor relationship and aligning vendor and Wells Fargo roadmaps. Broad understanding of application and infrastructure architecture domains. Proven track record influencing large technology transformations. Ideal Technology Qualifications. 4+ years of experience leading and managing project teams. Check processing or payments domain experience Fiserv product experience is additional advantage. API development experience Advanced skills in Java/ Python, etc - optional Strong knowledge of AI/ML capabilities, including the leverage of large data sets using NO SQL, Hadoop and analytical engines. In depth technical knowledge or one or more programming languages such as Java, Angular, JQuery, HTML, JavaScript, Node JS, React JS, or others. 4+ years of experience leading and managing project teams. Check processing or payments domain experience. Fiserv product experience is additional advantage. API development experience. Advanced skills in Java/ Python, etc - optional. Strong knowledge of AI/ML capabilities, including the leverage of large data sets using NO SQL, Hadoop and analytical engines. In depth technical knowledge or one or more programming languages such as Java, Angular, JQuery, HTML, JavaScript, Node JS, React JS, or others. Leadership Development Coach managers to operate strategically and effectively lead large engineering organizations. Establish communities of practice and engineering excellence programs. Increase organizational capability in cloud engineering, platform engineering, AI, security engineering, and modern software development. Coach managers to operate strategically and effectively lead large engineering organizations. Establish communities of practice and engineering excellence programs. Increase organizational capability in cloud engineering, platform engineering, AI, security engineering, and modern software development. Stakeholder & Executive Management Influence senior technology and business executives on technology direction and investment priorities. Build strong partnerships across Product, Business Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Risk, and Infrastructure organizations. Communicate technology strategy and business value in executive forums. Represent technology organizations during regulatory reviews, audits, governance forums, and executive steering committees. Influence senior technology and business executives on technology direction and investment priorities. Build strong partnerships across Product, Business Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Risk, and Infrastructure organizations. Communicate technology strategy and business value in executive forums. Represent technology organizations during regulatory reviews, audits, governance forums, and executive steering committees. Risk & Regulatory Management Maintain strong governance around technology risk, information security, resiliency, and regulatory compliance. Ensure platforms meet enterprise security, privacy, availability, and recoverability standards. Drive proactive identification and remediation of technology risks. Balance innovation with operational stability and regulatory obligations. Maintain strong governance around technology risk, information security, resiliency, and regulatory compliance. Ensure platforms meet enterprise security, privacy, availability, and recoverability standards. Drive proactive identification and remediation of technology risks. Balance innovation with operational stability and regulatory obligations. Technical Leadership Experience Experience leading modernization of workflow and case management platforms. Expertise in: Check Domain SME API Integration, modernization Event-driven Architecture Cloud Technologies. Experience leading modernization of workflow and case management platforms. Expertise in: Check Domain SME. API Integration, modernization. Event-driven Architecture. Cloud Technologies. Emerging Technology Experience AI/ML-enabled workflows. Generative AI adoption within SDLC. Intelligent automation and decisioning. Large-scale data platforms. NoSQL and analytical ecosystem integration. Developer productivity platforms and engineering intelligence. AI/ML-enabled workflows. Generative AI adoption within SDLC. Intelligent automation and decisioning. Large-scale data platforms. NoSQL and analytical ecosystem integration. Developer productivity platforms and engineering intelligence. This role is accountable for delivering business outcomes through technology modernization, engineering excellence, innovation, and organizational leadership. As a senior technology leader, you will shape technology strategy, drive transformation initiatives, influence enterprise architecture decisions, and build high-performing global engineering organizations with Check processing area.
Qualifications
- 7+ 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.
- Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
- 5+ years of technology leadership experience in the Check processing/Payments Process.
- 5+ years of management experience in technology.
- Strong planning (finance, resource, strategy, business), decision making and prioritization skills.
- GenAI models/tools experience for both development and automation.
- 5+ years’ experience leading large global teams.
- Experience coaching and mentoring managers, and individual contributors.
- Experience managing complex, diverse technology portfolios.
- Experience deploying automation and cognitive and science-based techniques to manage data, predict scenarios and prescribe actions, with an eye on customer compliance.
- Experience working with API’s (API Marketplace) and application integration experience leveraging Messaging, SOAP, Web-services etc.
- Experience in working in an automated DevOp’s / DevSecOp’s agile environment.
- Demonstrated ability to create and communicate vision and strategy.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and partnerships across a diverse set of IT Leaders and business partners.
- Experience managing vendor relationship and aligning vendor and Wells Fargo roadmaps.
- Broad understanding of application and infrastructure architecture domains.
- Proven track record influencing large technology transformations.
- Ideal Technology Qualifications.
- 4+ years of experience leading and managing project teams.
- Check processing or payments domain experience Fiserv product experience is additional advantage.
- API development experience Advanced skills in Java/ Python, etc - optional
- Strong knowledge of AI/ML capabilities, including the leverage of large data sets using NO SQL, Hadoop and analytical engines.
- In depth technical knowledge or one or more programming languages such as Java, Angular, JQuery, HTML, JavaScript, Node JS, React JS, or others.
- Check processing or payments domain experience.
- Fiserv product experience is additional advantage.
- API development experience.
- Advanced skills in Java/ Python, etc - optional.
- Leadership Development Coach managers to operate strategically and effectively lead large engineering organizations.
- Establish communities of practice and engineering excellence programs.
- Increase organizational capability in cloud engineering, platform engine
Responsibilities
- 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.
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