Software Engineer Lead

Position Overview

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 [position title] within PNC's [name of division] organization, you will be based in [city/state location of position].

As a Software Engineer Lead within PNC's Technology - Automation & Platform organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Dallas, TX, Strongsville, OH, or Birmingham, AL.

Your key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead end-to-end Automation and Document AI initiatives, from solution design to production deployment.
• Architect and develop AI-powered document processing solutions (classification, extraction, validation).
• Drive adoption of best practices in coding, CI/CD, code quality, and security (e.g., Sonar Qube).
• Design and implement scalable, cloud-native applications on Kubernetes/Open Shift (OCP).
• Collaborate closely with business, product, and architecture teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to automation and AI engineering teams.
• Ensure compliance with banking, lending, and regulatory standards.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging tools and technologies in automation, GenAI, and Document AI.

• Python (expert level)
• Django or similar Python web frameworks
• JavaScript (for UI integration or frontend orchestration)

• PyCharm (or equivalent Python IDE)
• Sonar/Sonar Qube for code quality and security scanning
• Open Shift (OCP)/Kubernetes for containerized deployments
• CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops best practices

• Strong understanding of automation architecture, microservices-based systems, and APIs
• Experience building document-centric automation solutions (PDFs, forms, statements, applications)

• Experience working with relational databases (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL, Oracle, or similar)
• Familiarity with schema design, performance tuning, and transactional systems

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role.

• Application Development
• Business Management
• Customer Solutions
• Design
• Group Problem Solving
• Process Improvements
• Release Management
• Software Solutions
• User Experience (UX) Design

• Application Delivery Process
• Application Design
• Architecture
• Application Development Tools
• Application Testing
• Packaged Application Integration
• System Development Life Cycle
• Technical Troubleshooting

• 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.

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience. Certifications are often desired. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Bachelors

No Required Certification(s)

No Required License(s)

Base Salary: $55,000.00 - $. Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.

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.

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