Software Engineer Principal

PNC•Pittsburgh, PA

4d•$91,000 - $169,000•Onsite

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 Principal within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA or Cleveland, OH. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position. Serve as the primary technical owner of the web platform implementation supporting enterprise digital properties. Design and develop scalable, performant, and maintainable solutions across CMS, hosting, and delivery layers. Ensure platform capabilities support high-quality content delivery, personalization, and user experience. Implement personalization strategies (targeting, segmentation, dynamic content delivery). Partner with UX/design teams to translate designs into high-fidelity, performant implementations. Continuously improve page speed, responsiveness, and engagement outcomes. Enable efficient content authoring, publishing, and workflow capabilities within the platform. Ensure content delivery supports multi-channel and multilingual needs. Integrate and optimize personalization engines, data layers, and targeting logic. Establish and follow best practices for component-based architecture, API integrations, and performance optimization. Lead adoption of modern development patterns (e.g., headless, microservices where applicable). Optimize how code moves from development, to pipeline, and to production. Contribute to improvements in build pipelines, deployment automation, and release processes. Drive front-end and platform-level performance tuning. Support integration with security controls, to support scanning, monitoring, and access control. 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.

Requirements

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
Application Development
Business Management
Communication
Continuous Improvement
Customer Solutions
Design
Group Problem Solving
Process Improvements
Release Management
Software Solutions
Team Support
User Experience (UX) Design
Application Design
Architecture
Packaged Application Integration
Product and Vendor Evaluation
Software Process Improvement (SPI)
System Development Life Cycle
Technical Troubleshooting

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary technical owner of the web platform implementation supporting enterprise digital properties
Design and develop scalable, performant, and maintainable solutions across CMS, hosting, and delivery layers
Ensure platform capabilities support high-quality content delivery, personalization, and user experience
Implement personalization strategies (targeting, segmentation, dynamic content delivery)
Partner with UX/design teams to translate designs into high-fidelity, performant implementations
Continuously improve page speed, responsiveness, and engagement outcomes
Enable efficient content authoring, publishing, and workflow capabilities within the platform
Ensure content delivery supports multi-channel and multilingual needs
Integrate and optimize personalization engines, data layers, and targeting logic
Establish and follow best practices for component-based architecture, API integrations, and performance optimization
Lead adoption of modern development patterns (e.g., headless, microservices where applicable)
Optimize how code moves from development, to pipeline, and to production
Contribute to improvements in build pipelines, deployment automation, and release processes
Drive front-end and platform-level performance tuning
Support integration with security controls, to support scanning, monitoring, and access control
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