Principal Engineer - RIA Platform Technology

Job description

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer to join the Advisor Platform Team within Wealth and Investment Management Technology (WIMT) to serve as a senior technical leader for the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) Platform, a strategic, web‑based platform designed to support core custody capabilities including trading, money movement, account opening, and portfolio management. This individual will play a critical role in defining platform architecture, driving engineering standards, and leading complex integrations with internal and third‑party systems that are essential to the RIA ecosystem. This role requires a hands‑on engineering leader who can both design and implement solutions while also mentoring teams, influencing technical direction, and partnering closely with product, security, and enterprise architecture stakeholders. In this Role: Serve as the principal technical authority for the RIA platform, shaping overall system architecture, design patterns, and long‑term technical vision. Define and enforce engineering standards for scalability, resiliency, security, performance, and maintainability across the platform. Act as a hands‑on contributor, design...