Software Engineer Lead; JAVA​/Boot

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o the company's success. As a Software Engineer Lead (JAVA/Spring Boot) within PNC's C/IB MIS Digital organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh PA, Strongsville OH, Dallas TX, or Birmingham, AL.

The Software Engineer Lead (JAVA/Spring Boot) is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions while guiding a team of engineers. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure scalable, reliable, and efficient systems.

Requirements:

• 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 Active
  
  MQ, Kafka.
• Hands-on expertise in authentication & authorization systems, API frameworks (REST, Graph
  
  QL) and persistence stores.
• Proficiency in database design and optimization, including both relational (SQL) and No
  
  SQL databases.

Preferred

Skills:

• Experience working with Elastic-Search and Redis is a plus.
• 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 is a plus.
• Experience with Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Openshift, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and platforms(Bitbucket, Jenkins, etc.).
• Experience using Intelli
  
  J, Gradle, and writing JUnit test cases.

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.

Job Description

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.

PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:

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.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.

Preferred Skills

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

Work Experience

Roles at this level typically require a university / college…