Software Engineer Lead; JAVA​/Boot

Position Overview

Software Engineer Lead (JAVA/Spring Boot) within PNC's C/IB MIS Digital organization, based in Pittsburgh, PA;
Strongsville, OH;
Dallas, TX; or Birmingham, AL. This senior technical leader will design, develop, and deliver high‑quality software solutions while guiding a team of engineers. The role combines hands‑on technical expertise with leadership, mentorship, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure scalable, reliable, and efficient systems.

• 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.

• Strong proficiency in Java, with hands‑on experience in Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST, and Microservices.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, microservices, and event‑driven design patterns.
• Experience designing and developing solutions using core Java, SQL (MySQL), and ActiveMQ, Kafka.
• Hands‑on expertise in authentication & authorization systems, API frameworks (REST, GraphQL) and persistence stores.
• Proficiency in database design and optimization, including both relational (SQL) and No
  
  SQL databases.

• Experience working with Elastic‑Search and Redis.
• Strong knowledge of performance tuning, application security, and scalability best practices.
• Experience with modern software development methodologies, (SAFe preferred).
• Familiarity with front‑end frameworks like React.
• Experience with Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Openshift, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and platforms (Bitbucket, Jenkins).
• Experience using IntelliJ, Gradle, and writing JUnit test cases.

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, and education required.

• 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.

Roles at this level typically require a university/college degree, with 3+ years of relevant and 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.

Base Salary: $ – $. 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.

Medical and 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. Paid time off includes 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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