Software Engineer Lead-Rest API Developer

PNC•Strongsville, OH

2d•$63,250 - $158,700•Onsite

About The 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.

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.
Experience working in large-scale enterprise and financial systems, with awareness of compliance, audit requirements, and high-availability expectations.
University / college degree, with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience.
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.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Skills: • 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

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.
Support APIs through the full lifecycle, from development and testing through production releases, post-deployment monitoring, and defect remediation.
Collaborate closely with mobile app teams, QA, product owners, and platform teams during feature delivery, redesign initiatives, and coordinated releases.

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; and years of service