Software Engineer lead

PNC•Pittsburgh, PA

5d•$55,000 - $179,400

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 check processing and teller team organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, or Strongsville, OH, or Birmingham, AL or Phoenix, AZ or Dallas, TX. PNC Bank is seeking a Software Engineer Lead to design, develop, and support scalable, secure, and high-quality software solutions that power our digital and enterprise platforms. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver technology solutions that meet business needs, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. This position is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, mentoring others, and contributing to modern engineering practices within a large, regulated environment. Candidates must have prior experience with: • 8+ years of experience with JAVA, Microservices, Spring Boot, WebSphere, Windows Server, Linux server preferred. • 6+ years of experience with Check applications including Adjustments in Banking industry preferred. • Experience with databases/DB2, MSSQL or Oracle • Experience with CI/CD tools (GIT, Jenkins, Bitbucket) • Experience with build tools (HELM, Gradle) • Strong debugging skills for Java/J2EE applications • Experience in performance tuning, JVM profiling, capacity planning, critical path analysis • Experience with Jira • Hands-on experience with Rest API • 2 years of experience with OpenShift Containers • On-call Experience Desired Skills: • Experience with Java (8 and 17) strongly preferred. • Jira workflow • Problem Solving

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
8+ years of professional software development experience preferred.
Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as: • Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience building scalable, distributed, or enterprise grade systems.
Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, and application integration
Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
Strong problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
8+ years of experience with JAVA, Microservices, Spring Boot, WebSphere, Windows Server, Linux server preferred.
6+ years of experience with Check applications including Adjustments in Banking industry preferred.
Experience with databases/DB2, MSSQL or Oracle
Experience with CI/CD tools (GIT, Jenkins, Bitbucket)
Experience with build tools (HELM, Gradle)
Strong debugging skills for Java/J2EE applications
Experience in performance tuning, JVM profiling, capacity planning, critical path analysis
Experience with Jira
Hands-on experience with Rest API
2 years of experience with OpenShift Containers
On-call Experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in financial services, banking, or other regulated industries preferred.
Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Knowledge of DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Understanding security, risk, and compliance considerations in software development
Prior experience mentoring or leading technical initiatives
Experience with Java (8 and 17) strongly preferred.
Jira workflow
Problem Solving

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain complex software applications and services.
Contribute to system architecture and technical design decisions.
Write clean, maintainable, and well documented code following engineering standards.
Collaborate with product managers, architects, QA, and other engineers across teams.
Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to secure coding practices.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, support application stability, and performance.
Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices across the team.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives (DevOps, CI/CD, automation, cloud adoption)
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, test ing, and documentation of software.
Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: 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.
In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: 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.
To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com.

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