Top Software Engineer Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

Designs, develops, and leads complex software solutions within PNC’s Data and Automation organization. The role aligns business strategy with software architecture, codes solutions, documents technical processes, leads problem solving, and provides technical guidance. Required expertise includes AWS services such as SageMaker, Bedrock, EMR, Lake Formation, and DataZone, along with Infrastructure as Code. The position is based in Pittsburgh or Dallas and requires in-office work.

Principal Software Engineer responsible for modernizing enterprise developer tooling and improving developer productivity. Designs and codes software solutions, supports C#, Java, Python, Node.js, frameworks, plugins, and extensions, and leads adoption of development technologies. Builds reference architectures, reusable solutions, Inner Source contributions, automation, and AI-assisted development capabilities. Provides technical leadership, solves complex engineering problems, evaluates releases, reduces developer workflow friction, and guides development teams.

Develop and deploy data solutions using Palantir Foundry and AIP for client engagements. Lead technical teams, coach team members, analyze system interactions, build applications with large datasets, and apply data engineering and analytics to deliver client outcomes. The role also includes managing client relationships, planning and executing projects, encouraging technology adoption, resolving stakeholder conflicts, and driving continuous improvement.

Leads the development and deployment of data solutions using Palantir Foundry and AIP. Manages engineering teams, coaches team members, oversees project planning and execution, analyzes system interactions, manages client relationships, and drives innovation. The role applies software engineering, data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML techniques to deliver scalable client solutions while maintaining technical and professional standards.

Leads the development and deployment of software and data solutions using Palantir Foundry and AI/ML technologies. Responsibilities include data engineering, analytics, system improvement, client account management, project ownership, team leadership, coaching, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement. The role requires building scalable applications with large datasets and delivering customer-focused solutions.

Leads technical design and development of software solutions within a 24/7 Site Reliability Engineering Center. Resolves complex production issues, provides technical guidance, reviews code and testing, prepares documentation, and participates in an on-call rotation. The role requires expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, observability tools, messaging systems, APIs, event-driven programming, and MongoDB and Oracle databases.

Provides senior production support for critical enterprise applications and infrastructure. Responsibilities include incident response, alert and dashboard monitoring, technical troubleshooting, bridge-call leadership, root cause analysis, technology health checks, software design and development, debugging, deployment, documentation, and improving observability, automation, and platform resilience.

Designs and develops enterprise automation for database platforms, with a primary focus on Oracle. Automates provisioning, patching, monitoring, compliance, remediation, backup, recovery, and operational workflows using Python, Linux scripting, Ansible, APIs, and CI/CD. Supports Oracle enterprise technologies and expands automation across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB. Provides technical leadership, mentorship, troubleshooting, reporting, dashboard development, and process improvement for highly available production environments.

Leads technical design, development, support, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise Java applications using Oracle databases, SQL, and ETL processes. Serves as the application subject matter expert, monitors performance with Dynatrace, resolves complex production issues, performs root cause analysis, and partners with development, infrastructure, security, and business teams to ensure application stability, scalability, and availability.

Design, package, and deploy containerized data-platform applications to Red Hat OpenShift. Build container images, Helm/templated deployments, and automated CI/CD pipelines. Work with Spark, Trino, Airflow, and Iceberg; use Git and Kubernetes application concepts. Provide technical guidance, troubleshoot complex issues, and align software solutions with business strategy.

Design and develop embedded software for precision motion control and automation products using C/C++ on Linux or Windows real-time systems. Responsibilities include motion control, path planning, task scheduling, device drivers, network communication, multicore software, hardware interfacing, debugging, testing, documentation, and software quality assurance. The role is hybrid and requires onsite work in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Develop and improve Python-based simulation and resimulation cloud frameworks for autonomous vehicle testing. Build scalable applications, benchmarking tools, dashboards, log indexing systems, dataset coverage workflows, and performance metrics. Collaborate with autonomy, systems, and testing teams to improve usability, documentation, scalability, and developer workflows across cloud and on-premises environments.

Build and enhance full-stack applications for renewable energy grid interconnection. Develop React and Next.js interfaces, geospatial visualizations, data dashboards, REST APIs, and gRPC integrations. Own features from UI design through database schemas, testing, deployment, and performance optimization. Use Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS while collaborating with energy domain experts and maintaining automated testing and CI/CD workflows.

Develop and support backend applications, APIs, enterprise integrations, and services for mortgage-industry operations. Build solutions using C#, .NET, JavaScript, SQL Server, and Microsoft technologies; troubleshoot issues; participate throughout the software development lifecycle; and collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineers. The role also involves cloud development, code reviews, testing, deployment, documentation, production support, and integration with third-party financial platforms.

Evaluate AI coding-agent interactions for usefulness, correctness, engineering judgment, reasoning quality, and developer trust. Provide clear, opinionated feedback, distinguish response-quality levels, and help define standards for excellent interactions with tools such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor. This contract role requires staff- or principal-level software engineering experience and familiarity with modern AI-assisted development workflows.

Develop and deploy motion planning software for autonomous trucks. Own features end-to-end, from design and integration through testing and validation, while solving complex vehicle-behavior challenges. Build high-performance modern C++ and Python for resource-constrained platforms, collaborate across autonomy and systems teams, shape architecture and roadmaps, and use simulation and unit testing to ensure safe, reliable trajectories.

Owns the design, implementation, integration, and deployment of trajectory generation and controls features for autonomous trucks. The role develops real-time, safety-critical software in C++ and Python, using motion planning, optimization, vehicle dynamics, model predictive control, simulation, and extensive testing. Responsibilities include roadmap input, cross-functional collaboration with autonomy and systems engineering teams, stakeholder alignment, and delivering safe, comfortable vehicle behavior.

Own end-to-end build and release engineering for lunar flight and ground software. Design branching and versioning strategies, build GitLab CI/CD pipelines, integrate testing, operate Linux-based engineering infrastructure, and develop Python tooling and Docker containers for spacecraft test platforms. Establish engineering standards across software teams while supporting mission-critical, ITAR-controlled systems.

Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded software for advanced robotics using STM32, CANBUS, CANOpen, ROS, Linux, C/C++, and Python. Support application issues, requirements gathering, technical documentation, cross-functional projects, user evaluations, and sponsor presentations. Guide junior staff and travel domestically or internationally as project needs require.

Develop, test, debug, and maintain software for utility-scale battery power control and communication systems across RTOS, Linux, and Windows platforms. Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams on requirements, algorithms, simulations, troubleshooting, certification testing, safety compliance, automated testing, software packaging, and documentation. Support DevOps deployment and maintenance activities.

Leads the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of enterprise software solutions. Analyzes business processes and requirements, creates technical specifications, develops cloud-enabled microservices and integrations, manages business rules and reporting, resolves production issues, supports upgrades, and provides technical oversight and guidance to development teams.

Lead the architecture, development, testing, and maintenance of Zowe CLI, Zowe Explorer, and related mainframe client applications. Build TypeScript, Node.js, and C/C++ features, integrate REST APIs with z/OS services, improve performance and scalability, resolve complex defects, and ensure software quality through automated testing and CI/CD. Mentor engineers, collaborate with product and UX teams, and contribute to the Zowe open-source community, documentation, and standards.

Develop and maintain Hardware-in-the-Loop infrastructure for autonomous vehicle testing. Automate bench health, software release compatibility, testing workflows, and infrastructure reliability. Investigate failures and operational blockers, mine data for process improvements, support bench maintenance, and collaborate with autonomy, infrastructure, and operations teams. The role involves Python, C++, Linux, CI/CD, databases, vehicle CAN, hardware, electrical systems, and simulation environments.

Develop and verify safety-critical motion control algorithms for autonomous vehicles. Analyze control-system performance in offline and on-road environments, and assess robustness against disturbances, failure modes, and environmental conditions. The role requires production-quality C++ development and control-systems experience in robotics, automotive, aerospace, or related fields.

Lead delivery of Unity Engine’s C#/.NET integration, including GC, JIT, AOT, runtime libraries, and compiler toolchains. Define technical vision, improve performance and reliability, guide cross-functional development, communicate roadmaps and metrics, support users, and mentor team members. The role requires deep C# and C++ expertise, compiler knowledge, hardware architecture understanding, and proprietary game engine development experience.