Software Engineer Sr - Kafka

PNC

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Pittsburgh, PA · Cleveland, OH · Dallas, TX · Birmingham, AL Posted 10 days ago
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As a Senior Software Engineer in PNC's Asset Management Group, you will design and develop Kafka-based event streaming solutions to integrate various banking systems such as payments, accounts, and customer data. Your daily tasks include ensuring message integrity and fault tolerance through proper configuration of topics, partitions, and error-handling strategies. You will also monitor system performance, manage consumer lag, and assist with incident triage to maintain operational stability. Additionally, you must apply strict governance and compliance standards for secure data handling and schema management. This role requires expertise in Java (Spring Kafka), event-driven architectures, and a deep understanding of banking workflows and security protocols.

Skills

Java Spring Kafka Kafka Terraform CI/CD Docker Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL AWS Git Python REST JSON YAML

What you'll do

  • Design and develop Kafka producers and consumers using Java.
  • Ensure message integrity by configuring topics, partitions, and schemas.
  • Implement fault tolerance strategies for reliable event-driven integrations.
  • Monitor consumer lag, throughput, and failures to support routine operations.
  • Apply banking-grade controls and standards for secure data handling.

What we're looking for

  • Design and develop Kafka producers and consumers using Java.
  • Ensure message integrity and fault tolerance in Kafka topics.
  • Support routine operations of Kafka usage and incident triage.
  • Apply banking-grade controls for secure data handling and compliance.
  • Monitor consumer lag, throughput, and failures for operational stability.

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Salary context

This listing doesn't show a salary. Similar roles on FindRole typically pay $126,130–$212,850.

Peer median band

$126,130–$212,850

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,437–$206,381

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About PNC

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 180 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $74,750–$171,925 across 62 roles with salary data.

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