Software Engineer Principal - Python Expert, CI​/CD Tools, Ansible, Linux

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.

Location:

Phoenix, AZ

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

• Agile Software Development
• Expert-level Python (FastAPI, Celery, SQL Alchemy)
• Extensive distributed/fault-tolerant/resilient software design experience
• Experience with CI/CD tools and platforms (Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins)
• Software performance optimization
• Ansible Configuration Management
• Linux System Administration (RHEL)
• RESTful Service Design
• Web Application Security

• Serve as technical leader, driving design and development for scalable, secure, and high-performance applications
• Act as individual contributor developing, testing, debugging, documenting, maintaining, and modifying multiple applications
• Lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and establish best practices across the development lifecycle
• Champion Agile methodologies and actively participate in sprint planning and backlog refinement
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to define and refine requests into technical requirements for new features and enhancements
• Analyze existing and propose new software based on support and maintainability, associated costs, and adherence to enterprise standards
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines

• Aligns business strategy with software solutions.
• Proposes, designs & codes software solutions to address complex business needs. Oversees technical and procedural documentation required.
• Leads complex problem solving.
• Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues and solution development.
• Displays an innovative approach to apply modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.

• 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.

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.

Roles at this level typically require a university/college degree, with 5+ years of industry‑relevant experience. 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.

College degree (Bachelors).

No required certification(s).

No required license(s).

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to meet your needs now and in the future, including 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; backup child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement;

educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness…