Software Engineer Lead - Full Stack Java, API
PNC · Denver, CO
$86,250–$158,125from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Denver, CO
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend-leaning full-stack engineering role focused on building and modernizing credit card customer-facing applications, including onboarding and lost card services. Day-to-day work centers on Java/Spring microservices, RESTful API development, production deployments, and code reviews, with some Angular front-end involvement. The position also carries a technical leadership component, including mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with product and business stakeholders in an Agile setting.
Senior level · 3+ years · Pittsburgh, PA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 160 people in the Pittsburgh, PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 120–210
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 (6)
The role is posted for two locations — Pittsburgh, PA and Dallas, TX. Pittsburgh is used as the primary CBSA; Dallas (CBSA 19100) is an equally valid work location.
The posting titles this role 'Lead Software Engineer' but the Qualifications section states '3+ years of relevant/direct industry experience,' which is consistent with a Senior (not Staff or Principal) band. The 'Lead' designation here reflects a team-lead function within an Agile squad rather than org-wide technical authority.
All skills listed under 'Preferred Skills & Experience' and the 'Preferred Skills' competency block are treated as preferred, not hard gates. Java, Spring, Microservices, REST, and JavaScript appear in the core responsibilities with firm language ('Lead the design, development…', 'Develop and enhance scalable Spring-based applications') and are treated as required.
Angular and Oracle appear only in the 'Preferred Skills & Experience' section and are marked preferred.
A bachelor's degree is listed under Education, but the posting explicitly states 'In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience may be considered,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
No visa sponsorship or STEM OPT participation is offered for this position.
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