Software Engineer - AI

PNC Financial Services Group is seeking a Software Engineer - AI to support its Data & Analytics organization. In this onsite role in Denver, you will design, develop, test, and deploy AI-powered applications and agentic systems that leverage LLMs, orchestration frameworks, and enterprise data platforms.

You will collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, and business stakeholders to operationalize models, integrate with enterprise systems, and measure business impact. The work also includes monitoring deployed AI agents and applications, troubleshooting production issues, and improving performance through observability and telemetry.

What you will do

• Design, build, test, and deploy AI agents and GenAI-driven applications.
• Develop agentic workflows using orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph and LangChain.
• Build integrations with internal and external systems using REST APIs and other service interfaces.
• Implement and support Model Context Protocol (MCP) based solutions and integrations.
• Develop AI-powered automation solutions for data and analytics use cases.
• Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize AI models and measure business impact.
• Monitor deployed AI agents using observability and telemetry tools to evaluate performance, reliability, and usage patterns.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and maintain AI applications in production environments.
• Partner with data engineers and analytics teams to automate and enhance data workflows.
• Contribute to best practices for AI engineering, model governance, scalability, and software development.
• Translate business needs into scalable AI solutions in partnership with stakeholders.

Core software engineering activities

• Develops, tests, and implements software solutions.
• Designs software solutions to address business needs.
• Writes code, tests, and deploys software.
• Prepares technical and procedural documentation required for software.
• Maintains and debugs software.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Hands-on experience developing applications in Python.
• Experience building or integrating AI, machine learning, Generative AI, or LLM-based solutions.
• Experience with agent orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph and/or LangChain.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs.
• Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) concepts and AI tool integrations.
• Experience deploying and supporting production software solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively.

Additional preferences

• Experience building autonomous or agentic AI systems.
• Experience with PySpark and/or data engineering pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud-native development and AI services.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, telemetry, and operational analytics.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments.

Technologies

• Python
• LangGraph
• LangChain
• REST APIs
• Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• PySpark
• Cloud-native development

Education and experience

Typically requires a university or college degree and 2+ years of relevant professional experience. A comparable combination of education, job-specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Pay transparency

• Base salary: $75,000.00 – $137,500.00
• Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data, and individual skills, experience, and education.
• This role is incentive eligible, with payment based upon company, business, and/or individual performance.

Benefits

• Medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature)
• Dental and vision options
• Employee and spouse/child life insurance
• Short and long-term disability protection
• 401(k) with PNC match
• Pension and stock purchase plans
• Dependent care reimbursement account
• Back-up child/elder care
• Adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
• Educational assistance, including select programs fully paid
• Robust wellness program with financial incentives
• Maternity and/or parental leave
• Up to 11 paid holidays each year
• 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law
• 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level

Workplace details

• Location: Denver, CO 80224 (onsite)
• Application window: Generally expected to be posted for two business days from 11/06/2026, though it may be longer with business discretion.

Additional information

• PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
• Accommodation requests: Contact [email protected] or call 877-968-7762 and say “Workday” for accommodation assistance.
• Equal Employment Opportunity: PNC provides equal employment opportunity regardless of protected categories.
• California residents: Refer to the California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice to understand how PNC may use or disclose personal information during hiring practices.