Senior Software Engineer - Back End / Java, Spring Boot, Kafka - PNC Financial Services Group

Position Overview

• Design, develop, and implement enterprise-scale backend applications and microservices.
• Architect and build event-driven systems using Apache Kafka and modern distributed system patterns.
• Develop RESTful APIs and backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Drive application architecture decisions, ensuring scalability, reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Partner with product management and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Define and promote software engineering best practices, coding standards, and development processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues while continuously improving system observability and resiliency.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployment strategies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the overall technology stack.
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and technical roadmap development.
• Ensure security, compliance, and operational excellence across backend platforms.
• Strong expertise in Java (Java 11/17+).
• Extensive experience developing applications using Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing Kafka-based event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, object-oriented design principles, and clean coding practices.
• Experience with source control systems such as Git.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Job Description

• Provides detailed technical design and development of software solutions using existing and emerging technology platforms.
• Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs.
• Writes code, tests and deploys software.
• Prepares technical and procedural documentation required for software.
• Maintains and debugs software.

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.