Software Engineer Lead-2 - Java, Spring Boot, Kafka
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 - 2 within PNC's Retail Tech organization, you will be based in Dallas, TX, Pittsburgh, PA, Strongsville, OH or Birmingham, AL. We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer with a strong emphasis on API development and integration to design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance services. This role will primarily focus on developing robust APIs that enable seamless communication across platforms and systems.
Requirements
- Strong experience in API development (Java 8/17/21, Spring Boot, Kafka)
- Proven experience building RESTful APIs
- Knowledge of API security and lifecycle management
- Experience with Oracle and MySQL databases
- Familiarity with microservices architecture
- University / college degree, with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to Kubernetes
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines
- Cloud platform familiarity (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with API gateways
- Knowledge of event-driven architecture
- Experience with observability tools
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
- Lead a team of mid-level to senior developers.
- Build scalable, secure, and high-performing API services
- Define API contracts and documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger)
- Integrate APIs with databases and third-party services
- Optimize API performance and reliability
- Implement authentication and authorization (OAuth2, JWT)
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams
- Conduct code reviews and enforce API standards
- Assist with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices
- Collaborate with DevOps teams
- Troubleshoot deployment issues
- 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; and years of service.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
