Software Engineer Principal - Python Expert, CI​/CD Tools, Ansible, Linux

Software Engineer Principal - Python Expert, CI/CD Tools, Ansible, Linux, PNC Financial Services Group
• Phoenix, AZ, US

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are united in delivering the best experience for our customers and fostering an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel respected, valued, and empowered.

As a Software Engineer Principal within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Phoenix, AZ.

*** PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.***

• Agile Software Development
• Expert-level Python (FastAPI, Celery, SQL Alchemy)
• Extensive distributed / fault‑tolerant / resilient software design experience
• Experience with CI/CD tools and platforms (Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins)
• Software performance optimization
• Ansible Configuration Management
• Linux System Administration (RHEL)
• RESTful Service Design
• Web Application Security

• Serve as technical leader, driving design and development for scalable, secure, and high‑performance applications
• Act as an individual contributor developing, testing, debugging, documenting, maintaining, and modifying multiple applications
• Lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and establish best practices across the development lifecycle
• Champion Agile methodologies and actively participate in sprint planning and backlog refinement
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to define and refine requests into technical requirements for new features and enhancements
• Analyze existing and propose new software based on support and maintainability, associated costs, and adherence to enterprise standards
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines

*** PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.***

• Align business strategy with software solutions.
• Propose, design & code software solutions to address complex business needs, overseeing required technical and procedural documentation.
• Lead complex problem solving.
• Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues and solution development.
• Apply modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.

• 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 risks associated with business objectives and activities to ensure adherence to and support of PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for this role, including experience, education, and certifications as outlined below.

Application Development, Business Management, Communication, Customer Solutions, Design, Group Problem Solving, Peer Mentoring, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Solutions, Team Player, User Experience (UX) Design

Application Design, Architecture, Packaged Application Integration, Product and Vendor Evaluation, Software Process Improvement (SPI), System Development Life Cycle, Technical Troubleshooting

Roles at this level typically require a university or college degree with 5+ years of industry‑relevant experience. Specific certifications are often required; alternatively, 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)

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits, including medical, prescription drug coverage with a Health Savings Account feature, dental and vision options, life insurance, disability protection, 401(k) with match, pension and stock purchase plans, dependent care reimbursement, child/elder care backup, adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement, educational assistance, a robust wellness program,…