Software Engineer Principal

PNC Bank • Pittsburgh, PA

15d • Onsite

About The Position

The Software Engineer Principal role in the Retail Studio will be responsible for designing, building, and scaling capabilities supporting the Production Validation Environment (PVE) for Retail Banking. This role enables safe, synthetic-data-driven validation of production scenarios across Branch, Care Center, and future digital channels. This position operates within a fast-paced, startup-like engineering environment, focused on rapid delivery, high-quality engineering practices, and cross-functional collaboration with business, risk, and operations teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering (aligned with Sr / C4 leveling expectations)
• Strong experience in: Java / .NET / modern backend frameworks
• Strong experience in: API development and microservices architectures
• Strong experience in: Cloud platforms (Azure preferred within PNC ecosystem)
• Experience with: CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
• Experience with: Automated testing frameworks and validation strategies
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional environments with business and risk partners
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• 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.
• University / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant 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

• Experience in financial services / retail banking systems
• Knowledge of: Synthetic data generation or test data management
• Knowledge of: Production validation or pre-production environments
• Experience working in startup-style or innovation labs / rapid engineering teams
• Familiarity with governance, risk controls, and compliance-driven development

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable services and applications supporting the Retail Studio / PVE platform
• Develop solutions that enable synthetic data modeling, validation workflows, and production scenario simulation
• Contribute to API-first architecture and reusable service frameworks (aligned with evolving API leadership roles)
• Delivery capabilities aligned to branch, care center (CCCC), and retail customer use cases
• Translate business validation needs into technical solutions supporting production readiness
• Support expansion into more complex account structures and customer relationships over time
• Participating in Agile/Kanban workflows tied to Retail Studio backlog and roadmap
• Deliver iterative releases aligned to tight timelines and critical path milestones
• Partner closely with engineering, product, and contract teams during build-out phases
• Drive CI/CD, automated testing, and production-quality engineering practices
• Support release management, validation governance, and control frameworks for PVE
• Contribute to observability, resiliency, and scalable system design
• Act as a senior technical contributor and mentor for junior engineers
• Influence team structure and engineering practices during Retail Studio build-out
• Participate in hiring, interviewing, and shaping future team capabilities
• Aligns business strategy with software solutions.
• Proposes, designs & codes software solutions to address complex business needs.
• Oversees technical and procedural documentation required.
• Leads complex problem solving.
• Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues and solution development.
• Displays an innovative approach to apply 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal