Software Engineer Principal at System One
Pittsburgh, PA
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Jul 11, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A principal-level technical lead role embedded in a bank's financial crime technology team, focused on full-stack design, implementation, and deployment of applications supporting anti-money laundering, transaction screening, and sanctions functions. The work centers on the Fircosoft/LexisNexis product suite, data and application pipelines, and a stack spanning Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Python, Oracle, MongoDB, and Hadoop. Suits a seasoned engineer with deep commercial or retail payments experience, ideally from a major bank.
Senior level · 15+ years · Pittsburgh, PA · Contract
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“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 8 people in the Pittsburgh, PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 4–15
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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).
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 (9)
The posting lists multiple work locations across several states (Pittsburgh PA, Cleveland OH, Columbus OH, Dallas PA, Phoenix AZ, Birmingham AL); Pittsburgh is used as the primary CBSA since it is listed first and the staffing requisition references '#404-IT Pittsburgh'.
This is a contract-to-hire engagement, classified as Contract.
The title says 'Principal' but the actual scope — tech lead / crew SME on a single product suite (Fircosoft) within a bank's AML team — is consistent with a Senior individual contributor rather than a true org-wide Principal. Advertised seniority reflects the title; assessed seniority reflects the scope.
Fircosoft (Lexis Nexis Fircosoft Continuity) is explicitly called out as 'must have' in the body of the JD and is also listed under Required Skills.
Nice Actimize is explicitly labeled 'nice to have' in the JD body.
AWS/Azure certifications are listed under Certifications as optional/preferred; no firm language gates on them.
Hadoop and Iceberg are listed together as a single stack entry; they are distinct technologies but appear as a paired requirement — Iceberg is captured as an alternative since the posting treats them as a unit.
Commercial/Retail Payments and top-10 bank industry background is described as required context but names no specific technology, so it is not emitted as a skill.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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