Principal Java/Spring Boot Engineer — Lead Scalable Systems

PNC

Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)

On-site

USD 106,000 - 166,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

PNC is seeking a Software Engineer Principal (JAVA/Spring Boot) to provide technical leadership across critical software initiatives within the Retail Tech Core Debit Product organization, with bases in Dallas, Pittsburgh, or Strongsville.

The role requires deep expertise in Java/Spring Boot, cloud platforms, APIs, databases, and modern engineering practices to design scalable systems and mentor teams.

Qualifications

Proven experience designing and implementing large scale, distributed systems.
Expertise in one or more core programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, or Go.
Strong knowledge of system architecture, APIs, databases, and data modeling.
Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Deep understanding of software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

Aligns business strategy with software solutions.
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.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java

Cloud platforms

APIs & databases

SDLC & engineering practices

Education

Bachelors

Tools

Spring Boot

Job description

The role requires deep expertise in Java/Spring Boot, cloud platforms, APIs, databases, and modern engineering practices to design scalable systems and mentor teams.

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