About the Role
As a Software Engineer Lead within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Denver, CO, Birmingham, AL, Pittsburgh, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Dallas, TX, or Strongsville, OH.
Responsibilities
•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.
•Serves as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert (SME) for assigned applications, providing technical leadership and representing application capabilities, risks, and priorities to business and technology stakeholders.
•Leads the support, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise applications built on Java, leveraging Oracle databases, SQL, and ETL processes to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability.
•Monitors application health and operational performance using tools such as Dynatrace, proactively identifying issues, driving root cause analysis, and implementing preventive solutions.
•Partners with development, infrastructure, security, and business teams to troubleshoot complex production issues, validate integrations, and support end-to-end application stability.
Requirements
•Skills: Agile Methodology, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Debugging, DevOps, Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Software Development, System Designs, Technical Designs.
•Competencies: Application Delivery Process, Application Design, Architecture, Application Development Tools, Application Testing, Packaged Application Integration, System Development Life Cycle, Technical Troubleshooting.
•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.
•Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree (Bachelors), with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience. Certifications are often desired. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.
•No required certification(s), licenses, or language assessments.
Compensation
•Base Salary: $86,250.00 – $158,125.00. Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education.
•This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.
Conditions
•PNC is an in-office company. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
•Application window: generally posted for two business days from 10/01/2026, although it may be longer at business discretion.
Benefits
PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature), dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match, pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives.
Paid time off generally includes: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; and between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level and years of service.
