Principal Software Engineer: Microservices & Architecture Lead

PNC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/prescription drug coverage

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Wellness program with financial incentives

Job summary

PNC is seeking a skilled software architect to lead complex, distributed systems for Corporate & Institutional Banking. This role requires hands-on technical authority in designing scalable solutions, strong proficiency in Java, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

Successful candidates will collaborate with business and technology stakeholders and mentor engineers across teams. A Bachelor's degree and over 5 years of relevant experience are required.

Join PNC for a dynamic work environment offering comprehensive benefits and professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience with a focus on software development.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles.
• Hands-on experience with Java and frameworks like Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority for complex, distributed systems.
• Lead architecture decisions for scalable and secure solutions.
• Drive end-to-end technical ownership of software solutions.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

RESTful services

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Spring Boot

Hibernate

SQL

Kafka

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Job description

PNC is seeking a skilled software architect to lead complex, distributed systems for Corporate & Institutional Banking. This role requires hands-on technical authority in designing scalable solutions, strong proficiency in Java, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

Successful candidates will collaborate with business and technology stakeholders and mentor engineers across teams. A Bachelor's degree and over 5 years of relevant experience are required.

Join PNC for a dynamic work environment offering comprehensive benefits and professional growth opportunities.