Senior Software Engineer - Incentive Compensation

About the role

About this role:

The Enterprise Functions Technology (EFT) group provides technology solutions and support for Risk, Audit, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Corporate Properties, and Stakeholder Relations business lines. In addition, EFT provides unique technology solutions and innovation for Wells Fargo Technology, Enterprise Shared Services, and Enterprise Data Management. This combined portfolio of applications and tools are continually engineered to meet the challenges of stability, security, scalability, and speed.

The Human Resources Information Technology (HRIT) team provides technology support for team member focused applications and processes, including payroll, benefits, learning and recruiting. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support Varicent Incentive Compensation configuration. The chosen individual will be responsible to analyze, develop and support technology solutions for critical incentive compensation functions. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate competency in the areas of collaborative problem solving, effective consultation, and critical analysis of business case, requirements, and design.

In this role, you will:

Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments

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

Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve technical challenges and achieve goals

Perform business configuration of Varicent through configuration components (data, calculations, reports, business flows)

Create and/or maintain the Varicent model (parameters tables, etc.)

Assist with managing reference data and payee information

Configure business calculations in Varicent

Build configurable process flows to support overall business process and approvals

Assist with creating and/or maintaining Varicent end-user reports and incentive admin views

Partner with Incentive Compensation Center Of Excellence incentive admins, Incentive Compensation Product Owner, and multiple product team members

Participate in requirements gathering sessions, review user stories, and user acceptance criteria

Assist with documentation to capture data flow diagrams, data definition documents, decision trees, logic diagrams, requirements documents, and user experience flows

Provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet business requirements

Applies knowledge of industry trends and technology to drive organizational change and position Wells Fargo for the future

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

4+ years of technical design experience

4+ years of SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) experience

4+ years of experience with SAS or SQL, or other data management, reporting and query tools

2+ years of experience with variable and incentive compensation

Desired Qualifications:

Experience configuring Varicent reports, workflows, calculations, imports, and supporting python scripts

Experience working with transaction-based incentive compensation plans

3+ years of HR SaaS experience such as Workday, Oracle or SAP

Knowledge/Skills/Ability to implement a solution and communicate, in clear business terms, the benefits of the proposed risk management approach

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Agile / scrum experience

Ability to influence and build relationships with LOB stakeholders, technology CIO leadership, external service providers, and architecture teams

A BS/BA degree or higher in information technology

Job Expectations:

Position must be located in a listed location on the Job requisition

Minimum 3 days/week in office requirement

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities. $100,000.00 - $179,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

Health benefits

401(k) Plan

Paid time off

Disability benefits

Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance

Parental leave

Critical caregiving leave

Discounts and savings

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarships for dependent children

Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

20 Nov 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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