Software Engineer Lead
PNC · Cleveland, OH
$86,250–$143,750from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Cleveland, OH
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A lead-level engineering role focused on designing, building, and maintaining software solutions within a large financial institution's technology organization. Day-to-day work involves architecting and coding applications using .NET Framework and .NET Core, developing SOAP and REST APIs, managing SQL Server databases, and supporting CI/CD pipelines. The role also carries responsibility for guiding colleagues, reviewing code, and resolving complex technical problems.
Mid level · 3+ years · Cleveland-Elyria, OH · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 50 people in the Cleveland-Elyria, OH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 30–70
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 $111,310 (middle half $98,370–$132,150). 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 (5)
The role is titled 'Software Engineer Lead' but requires only 3+ years of experience and the scope described (technical design, guidance to colleagues, complex problem resolution) is consistent with a mid-to-senior individual contributor — the actual requirements support a Mid band despite the 'Lead' framing in the title.
The posting lists two possible locations (Cleveland, OH and Pittsburgh, PA); Cleveland-Elyria, OH CBSA is used as the primary metro. Pittsburgh, PA (CBSA 38300) is an equally valid work location.
A Bachelor's degree is listed under 'Education' but the Work Experience section explicitly states 'In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience may be considered' — degree requirement is therefore treated as not hard-gated.
CA7 (batch scheduling) appears under the Qualifications section but is framed with 'such as CA7 or similar,' indicating the specific tool is interchangeable; it is listed as preferred given the open-ended 'or similar' framing and the absence of firm gating language compared to the other qualifications.
.NET Framework and .NET Core are listed together as a single requirement ('Strong experience with .NET Framework and .NET Core'); both are captured as separate required skills since they are distinct runtimes that are both used, with each listed as an alternative to the other to reflect the joint framing.
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