Software Engineer Principal (Capital Markets/Java) at PNC
Birmingham, AL
$91,000–$185,900from the description
Jun 29, 2026
Birmingham, AL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A principal-level engineering role within a capital markets derivatives team, focused on designing, building, and leading the development of complex software solutions. Day-to-day work involves full-stack development using Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and Oracle SQL on Linux, alongside technical mentorship and documentation. Familiarity with derivatives products, risk measures, or trading platforms such as Murex or Calypso is desirable but not required.
Senior level · 5+ years · Pittsburgh, PA · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 130 people in the Pittsburgh, PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 100–170
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $127,238 (middle half $97,661–$159,195). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is titled 'Software Engineer Principal' but the actual requirements — 5+ years of experience, a bachelor's degree (or equivalent), and standard technical skills — are consistent with a Senior-level individual contributor, not a true Principal (org-wide technical authority). The 'Principal' label appears to be a PNC internal job grade rather than a reflection of scope.
The role is offered across five locations (Pittsburgh PA, Strongsville OH, Denver CO, Birmingham AL, Dallas TX); Pittsburgh is listed first and is PNC's headquarters. The compensation range ($91K–$185.9K/yr) likely reflects this multi-market spread.
Java is listed alongside 'web and core' and Angular, indicating full-stack development; these are treated as separate skills.
SQL and Oracle are listed together ('SQL (Oracle)'); Oracle is the specific database platform required, so both are captured as hard gates.
Capital Markets / Derivatives domain knowledge (Derivatives products, sensitivity measures, trading systems such as Murex/Calypso, Front/Back Office, Risk Management) is explicitly labeled 'highly desirable but not required' and is therefore marked as preferred. Murex and Calypso are listed as interchangeable examples of third-party trading systems.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelors' but explicitly allows 'a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience' in lieu of a degree, so the degree requirement is set to None.
PNC states it will not provide visa sponsorship or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
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