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Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer to join our Enterprise Content Management (ECM) team as part of Digital Technology & Innovation (DTI). Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com. This Principal Engineer will serve as the technical lead for the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) team, driving the strategy and evolution of Intelligent Document Services (IDOCS), a mission‑critical platform managing over 10 billion documents at enterprise scale. The role is highly hands‑on, leading the architecture and design of scalable, resilient, and reusable systems while setting technical direction for next‑generation AI-driven document processing capabilities. They will guide the development and implementation of advanced AI solutions focused on document classification, data extraction, validation, and enrichment, ensuring optimal performance across high-volume workloads. Additionally, this leader will play a key role in evaluating, adopting, and scaling emerging AI technologies across the enterprise, fostering innovation and best practices. This position offers a unique opportunity to combine technical leadership, AI research, and large-scale system design to deliver impactful, enterprise-wide solutions.
Job Responsibility
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
Requirements
7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
7+ years of engineering experience with sustained hands-on design and development in Java (modern JVM stacks, microservices, distributed systems, performance engineering)
3+ years of hands-on programming and/or scripting experience in Python or other relevant languages
5+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementation using Terraform, Crossplane, or other industry-equivalent solutions
5+ years of experience with Cloud and Container platform technologies such as OpenShift Container Platform, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure hands-on experience
2+ years of experience with AI, Generative AI, LLM Models or Agentic automation solutions design and development
Nice to have
Hands-on experience with Vector Databases and their application in knowledge representation and retrieval
Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar)
Proven experience designing large-scale distributed systems in production
Experience leading complex technology initiatives, including those that are companywide with broad impact
Deep understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, vector databases, and orchestration tools
Strong programming skills (Python, SQL/NoSQL) and experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Proven track record in enterprise-scale AI deployments, model migration projects, and innovation initiatives
Experience with enterprise-grade automation solutions design and implementation using tools such as Ansible, Harness CD, GitHub Actions, or Playwright
Familiarity with responsible AI principles, governance, and operating within regulated environments, including Model Risk Management (MRM) processes and controls
Experience with database technologies such as Oracle, Mongo, with 3+ years of MongoDB experience
Experience using ReactJS
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executives, regulators, partners, and engineering teams
Knowledge of Wells Fargo's internal systems and processes related to content management (e.g., ICMP, Tachyon, Capture)