Software Engineer Principal Sr (.Net Full Stack)

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 Sr within PNC's C&IB Midland organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA or Dallas, TX or Overland Park, Kansas or Littlerock, AK.

We are seeking a strong Senior Software Engineer Principal t to contribute to the design, development, and evolution of enterprise grade .NET applications. This role is hands on and delivery focused, with responsibility for influencing architecture within a defined domain rather than owning enterprise wide strategy.

The ideal candidate is a strong senior engineer who can operate at an architectural level when needed-designing scalable services, modernizing legacy components, and guiding teams through technical decisions-while remaining actively involved in implementation. You will collaborate closely with architects, product owners, and engineering leadership to ensure solutions are robust, secure, and aligned with business needs.

Key Responsibilities
Technical Design & Development
• Design and implement scalable, resilient (.Active/Active aware) application components using .NET and modern frameworks.
• Contribute to service oriented and microservices based architectures, applying sound design principles and patterns.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, with clear documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Participate in legacy modernization efforts, including refactoring, incremental decomposition, and integration with newer services.
Platform & Engineering Practices
• Build and support containerized services using Docker, and collaborate with platform teams on orchestration and deployment patterns.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, uDeploy, or equivalent), incorporating automated testing and security checks.
• Support event driven integrations using Kafka (or similar technologies).
• Work with relational and NoSQL data stores (including MongoDB or equivalent) to support scalable application designs.
Collaboration & Technical Leadership
• Act as a technical leader within the team, providing guidance on design decisions, code quality, and best practices.
• Mentor mid level and junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and day to day collaboration.
• Partner with QA and support teams to ensure performance, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Communicate technical designs and tradeoffs clearly to peers, product owners, and engineering leadership.
Operational Excellence
• Contribute to monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Participate in production support, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Apply secure coding practices and performance optimization techniques consistently.

Required Skills & Experience
• Extensive hands on experience in .NET development within enterprise environments.
• Proven experience designing and building distributed or service based systems.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, design patterns, and integration strategies.
• Practical experience with Docker and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, uDeploy, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Experience with event streaming platforms (Kafka or similar) and NoSQL data stores.
• Solid grasp of software security, performance tuning, and scalability considerations.
• Demonstrated Ability to work effectively with product owners, business analysts, and peer engineering teams.
• Strong problem solving skills and a proactive, delivery oriented mindset.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for technical audiences.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms, on- or off-premises.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience deploying applications to cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience supporting multi tenant systems or shared enterprise platforms.
• Understanding of enterprise compliance and data governance considerations.
• Prior experience contributing to API standards or shared platform components.
Certifications (Nice to Have, Not Required)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer or Solutions Architect (Associate or Expert)
• Kubernetes fundamentals or CKA (optional)
• Agile or Scrum certifications

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

• Leads the design, development, and maintenance of software solutions across multiple product lines.
• Directs and consults on all phases of software engineering life cycle and troubleshoots technical problems as needed using agile methods.
• Leads complex problem solving and resolves workflow problems through automation optimization.
• Monitors security technology trends and ensures the adaptability of techniques to various system architectures. Encourages sound technology choices are made and drive innovative technology architecture and solution design.
• Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues and solution development.

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 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.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.

Preferred Skills
Angular, Angular UI, Application Development, Business Management, Customer Solutions, Design, Group Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Solutions, User Experience (UX) Design

Competencies
Application Design, Architecture, Coaching Others, Design Thinking, IT Environment, Problem Solving, Software Process Improvement (SPI), System Development Life Cycle, Technical Troubleshooting

Work Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree. Higher level education such as a Masters degree, PhD, or certifications is desirable. Industry relevant experience is typically 8+ years. Specific certifications are often required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Education
Bachelors

Certifications
No Required Certification(s)

Licenses
No Required License(s)

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your 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.

In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.

To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com.

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At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.

This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and, for any registered role, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history.

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