Lead Commodities Java Engineer

Wells Fargo is seeking Lead Java Engineer to be a part of the Commodities technology team. This individual will be an individual contributor and technical expert in the development of trade processing, pricing and risk for the Commodities business. These systems are utilized across front and middle office and provide the full suite of front-to-back trading functionality. This individual will engage product and business stake holders to analyze highly complex business requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Also engage other technical teams within the firm as well as outside vendors to provide technical interfaces, estimates and deliverables. Design and / or redesign existing complex computer platforms and applications. Maintain full project life-cycle tasks, such as business and technical analysis, designing, coding, testing, and implementation plans. Coordinate implementation activities across a broad range of functions and departments; work with client groups to identify, arrange, and / or deliver training needs.

In this role, you will :

• Function as the technical expert 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
• Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
• Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
• Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
• Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively
• Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers

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Posting Locations :

1000 Louisiana St, HOUSTON, TX 77002

Posting End Date : 20 Nov 2025

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