Software Engineer Principal (C#/Java/Python)

PNC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PNC is seeking a Software Engineer Principal to join the Developer Tools Team in Pittsburgh. This hands-on role focuses on modernizing the developer ecosystem, reducing friction, and delivering practical solutions that boost productivity across languages like C#, Java, Python, and Node.js.

You will help expand technical capacity and drive enterprise adoption of new tools and practices. The position emphasizes technical depth, collaboration with communities, and leadership in solving complex

Qualifications

• Aligns business and technology strategy with software solutions.
• Proposes, designs, and codes software solutions to address complex engineering and business needs.
• Provides technical leadership across development technologies including C#, Java, Python, Node.js, associated frameworks, development environments, plugins, and extensions.
• Improves how development languages, frameworks, packages, tools, and extensions are evaluated, approved, packaged, distributed, upgraded, and supported.
• Evaluates major releases and emerging development capabilities and helps establish sustainable approaches for enterprise adoption.
• Identifies and removes friction in developer environments and workflows.
• Builds and improves reference architectures, reusable solutions, prototypes, and developer productivity tools.
• Contributes to Inner Source repositories and communities, helping increase reuse and collaboration across development teams.
• Partners with developer community efforts to translate the voice of the developer into practical improvements in tools, platforms, processes, and engineering practices.
• Builds and explore solutions focused on AI-assisted development, automation, and developer productivity.
• Leads complex technical problem solving and provides technical guidance and hands‑on support to development teams.
• Apply modern engineering principles, technologies, and tools to advance developer capabilities and software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Aligns business and technology strategy with software solutions and developer enablement capabilities.
• Proposes, designs, and codes software solutions to address complex engineering and business needs.
• Provides technical leadership across development technologies including C#, Java, Python, Node.js, associated frameworks, development environments, plugins, and extensions.
• Improves how development languages, frameworks, packages, tools, and extensions are evaluated, approved, packaged, distributed, upgraded, and supported.
• Evaluates major releases and emerging development capabilities and helps establish sustainable approaches for enterprise adoption.
• Identifies and removes friction in developer environments and workflows.
• Builds and improves reference architectures, reusable solutions, prototypes, and developer productivity tools.
• Contributes to Inner Source repositories and communities, helping increase reuse and collaboration across development teams.

Job description

Position Overview

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company's success. As a Software Engineer Principal within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA.

As a Software Engineer Principal within the Developer Tools Team (DTT), you will work with the team to improve the technologies, tools, and engineering experiences used by developers across the organization.

This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on modernizing our developer ecosystem, reducing friction, and building practical solutions that improve developer productivity.

As we continue to build out the Developer Tools Team (DTT), a Software Engineer Principal is needed to expand our technical capacity across developer tooling and developer experience.

The role will help improve how core development technologies including C#, Java, Python, and Node.js are approved, packaged, updated, and supported. This includes enabling appropriate access to development tools and extensions, staying ahead of major language and framework releases, and creating sustainable paths for developers to adopt modern capabilities.

The role will also partner on broader developer experience initiatives, including reference architectures, Inner Source, developer feedback, AI-assisted development, and productivity tooling. The Principal Engineer will work alongside existing team leadership and community efforts, providing technical depth and hands‑on engineering capacity to turn developer needs and opportunities into practical solutions.

Job Description

• Aligns business and technology strategy with software solutions and developer enablement capabilities.
• Proposes, designs, and codes software solutions to address complex engineering and business needs.
• Provides technical leadership across development technologies including C#, Java, Python, Node.js, associated frameworks, development environments, plugins, and extensions.
• Improves how development languages, frameworks, packages, tools, and extensions are evaluated, approved, packaged, distributed, upgraded, and supported.
• Evaluates major releases and emerging development capabilities and helps establish sustainable approaches for enterprise adoption.
• Identifies and removes friction in developer environments and workflows.
• Builds and improves reference architectures, reusable solutions, prototypes, and developer productivity tools.
• Contributes to Inner Source repositories and communities, helping increase reuse and collaboration across development teams.
• Partners with developer community efforts to translate the voice of the developer into practical improvements in tools, platforms, processes, and engineering practices.
• Builds and explore solutions focused on AI-assisted development, automation, and developer productivity.
• Leads complex technical problem solving and provides technical guidance and hands‑on support to development teams.
• Apply modern engineering principles, technologies, and tools to advance developer capabilities and software delivery.

PNC Expectations

• 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.

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

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.

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 ab