Lead Software Engineer (JAVA/Spring Boot)

PNC

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Work type: On-site
Location: Pittsburgh, PAStrongsville, OHBirmingham, ALDallas, TX
Salary: $102,000–$158,700 / yr
Posted: 17 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $130k

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PNC is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the U.S., based in Pittsburgh, PA, it provides retail banking, corporate banking, and asset management.

PNC currently has 118 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer (JAVA/Spring Boot)

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As a Software Engineer Lead (JAVA/Spring Boot) within the C/IB MIS Digital organization, you will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions while guiding a team of engineers. You will lead technical designs to address complex business needs, provide mentorship to colleagues, and oversee the coding, testing, and documentation of software. The role requires deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST, and Microservices, alongside experience with SQL (MySQL), ActiveMQ, Kafka, and GraphQL. You will work with persistence stores, including NoSQL databases, and may utilize Elastic-Search, Redis, and React. Additionally, you will navigate modern development methodologies like SAFe while utilizing tools such as IntelliJ, Gradle, JUnit, Bitbucket, Jenkins, and containerization technologies like OpenShift and Kubernetes to ensure scalable, reliable systems.

Skills

Java Spring Boot Hibernate REST Microservices SQL MySQL ActiveMQ Kafka GraphQL NoSQL Elastic-Search Redis SAFe React CI/CD OpenShift Kubernetes Bitbucket Jenkins Gradle JUnit

What you'll do

Design and develop high-quality software solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
Lead the technical design and development of software to address complex business needs.
Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to a team of engineers.
Resolve complex technical problems and provide troubleshooting for system issues.
Review code, testing procedures, and technical documentation produced by the team.
Design and optimize database structures using both SQL and NoSQL systems.
Implement security features including authentication and authorization across various API frameworks.
Manage software delivery through CI/CD pipelines and containerization technologies like Kubernetes.

What we're looking for

Must have a university or college degree or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and experience.
Requires 3+ years of relevant or direct industry experience.
Must be proficient in Java with hands-on experience in Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST, and Microservices.
Must understand software architecture, microservices, and event-driven design patterns.
Must have experience designing solutions using core Java, SQL (MySQL), ActiveMQ, and Kafka.
Must possess expertise in authentication/authorization systems, API frameworks (REST, GraphQL), and various persistence stores.
Must be proficient in database design and optimization for both relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases.
Preferred skills include experience with Elastic-Search, Redis, performance tuning, and DevOps practices like CI/CD and containerization.

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