Software Engineer Lead-3 - Java, Spring boot, Kafka

PNC is a bank that values its employees as a key competitive advantage. They are seeking a Software Engineer Lead to design, build, and maintain scalable API services, primarily focusing on API development and integration.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Lead a team of mid-level to senior developers
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performing API services
• Define API contracts and documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger)
• Integrate APIs with databases and third-party services
• Optimize API performance and reliability
• Implement authentication and authorization (OAuth2, JWT)
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Conduct code reviews and enforce API standards
• Assist with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices
• Collaborate with DevOps teams
• Troubleshoot deployment issues
• Creates and leads the technical design and development of software solutions
• Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs
• Facilitates complex problem resolution
• Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues
• Reviews coding, testing, and documentation of software
• Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities

Requirements:

• Strong experience in API development (Java 8/17/21, Spring Boot, Kafka)
• Proven experience building RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of API security and lifecycle management
• Experience with Oracle and MySQL databases
• Familiarity with microservices architecture
• Exposure to Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Cloud platform familiarity (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with API gateways
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture
• Experience with observability tools