Senior Software Engineer - Blockchain

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer

In this role, you will:

• Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments
• Contribute to large scale planning of strategies
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments
• Review moderately complex technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of technologies and procedures
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet existing client needs or potential new clients needs while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, or compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve technical challenges and achieve goals
• Lead projects and act as an escalation point, provide guidance and direction to less experienced staff

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Build, Develop, Implement, and maintain core blockchain modules in Go using the Cosmos SDK, including a sophisticated, role-based token-factory for native asset issuance.
• Design and implement custom logic within the ABCI++ interface (Prepare-Proposal/Process-Proposal) to enable advanced features and optimizations.
• Configure, launch, and maintain our blockchain network, including genesis configuration, validator setup, and consensus parameter tuning.
• Implement and manage cross-chain functionality using the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol.
• Write exhaustive Unit, Integration, and End-to-End tests to guarantee the security, correctness, and performance of the core protocol.
• Participate in architectural discussions, conduct rigorous code reviews, and contribute to our high standards for technical documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in our development, test, and production environments.

Job Expectations:

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend or distributed systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in Go.
• Demonstrable, hands-on experience developing and maintaining custom modules for the Cosmos SDK.
• Solid understanding of CometBFT consensus and the Application Blockchain Interface (ABCI/ABCI++).
• Experience in launching/contributing to Cosmos-based blockchain network.
• Deeply committed to writing clear, maintainable, and thoroughly tested code.
• 4+ years of experience in cloud adoption of Blockchain applications including GCP (target platforms) or similar Blockchain frameworks
• Good proficiency in RUST Ability to understand, dissect and build services
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships.
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Technology governance risk and compliance processes such as policies, control standards, risk management concepts, or information security.