Software Engineer Lead-Rest API Developer
About The Position
At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Software Engineer Lead within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Dallas, TX, Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Birmingham, AL or Denver, CO. PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position. Creates and leads the technical design and development of software solutions. Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs. Prepares technical and procedural documentation required. Facilitates complex problem resolution. Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues. Reviews coding, testing, and documentation of software. Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities. PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be: Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions. Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in Java backend development, with deep experience using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud to build enterprise-grade, production-ready APIs.
- Extensive experience designing and developing microservices architectures, including service decomposition, inter-service communication, resilience patterns, and backward-compatible API versioning.
- Hands-on experience deploying and running microservices on OpenShift/Kubernetes, including containerization (Docker), configuration management, scaling, and environment-specific deployments (DEV, QA, UAT, PROD).
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles, including contract-first development, OpenAPI/Swagger documentation, proper HTTP semantics, and standardized error handling.
- Experience integrating backend APIs with mobile platforms (iOS and Android), ensuring performance, reliability, and secure data exchange for customer-facing mobile applications.
- Strong knowledge of API security, including OAuth2, JWT, mutual TLS, client credentials, token management, and secure access patterns required in regulated banking environments.
- Familiarity with API gateways and edge services, such as routing, throttling, authentication, logging, and monitoring of mobile-facing APIs.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines for Java microservices, including automated builds, testing, quality gates, and deployment to OpenShift.
- Proven ability to support APIs through the full lifecycle, from development and testing through production releases, post-deployment monitoring, and defect remediation.
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise and financial systems, with awareness of compliance, audit requirements, and high-availability expectations.
- Strong collaboration skills, working closely with mobile app teams, QA, product owners, and platform teams during feature delivery, redesign initiatives, and coordinated releases.
- 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience.
- A university / college degree, or a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service).
- Bachelors
Nice To Haves
- Application Development
- Business Management
- Customer Solutions
- Design
- Group Problem Solving
- Process Improvements
- Release Management
- Software Solutions
- User Experience (UX) Design
Responsibilities
- Creates and leads the technical design and development of software solutions.
- Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs.
- Prepares technical and procedural documentation required.
- Facilitates complex problem resolution.
- Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues.
- Reviews coding, testing, and documentation of software.
- Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.
Benefits
- medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature)
- dental and vision options
- employee and spouse/child life insurance
- short and long-term disability protection
- 401(k) with PNC match
- pension and stock purchase plans
- dependent care reimbursement account
- back-up child/elder care
- adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
- educational assistance, including select programs fully paid
- a robust wellness program with financial incentives
- maternity and/or parental leave
- up to 11 paid holidays each year
- 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law
- between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level
- time off
- learning and career development
- recognition
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
