Software Engineering Manager

PNC•Dallas, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Software Engineering Manager within the PNC Retail Digital team, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, or Dallas, TX. The position is primarily based in a PNC location. Responsibilities require time in the office or in the field on a regular basis. This manager should be able to manage multiple technology agile crews.

Requirements

Advanced Java
Microservices and OpenShift / Container management
Kafka / Data Streaming
Application monitoring and alerting
Resource Development and Leading Diverse Team
CI/CD
Dynatrace
Delivery and Production Support – Both Project Work and Production
Strong written and verbal communicator with the ability to translate complex technical information for senior management and product team
Experience providing technical thought leadership across an organization
Experience with Oracle and MongoDB
Hands-on Java expertise, including modern language features and best practices for building maintainable enterprise services.
Strong experience with Spring Boot (service development, RESTful APIs, dependency injection, security patterns, and testing practices).
Solid database engineering knowledge across MySQL and Oracle (data modeling, performance tuning fundamentals, SQL fluency).
Demonstrated mastery of SDLC disciplines and quality practices (design reviews, code reviews, automated testing, release readiness).
Hands-on understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices; ability to guide teams on build/deploy reliability and repeatable delivery.
Proficiency with git workflows and branching strategies; ability to set standards that support team scale and production safety.
Proven ability to lead solution architecture and design decisions and communicate tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Clear, confident communication explains complex technical topics succinctly, adapts to audience, and influences decisions through facts and sound judgment.
Strong documentation discipline produces and maintains design docs, runbooks, operational playbooks, and decision records that scale across teams.
Exceptional organizational skills manage competing priorities, align stakeholders, and keep delivery predictable through planning, transparency, and follow-through.
Leadership and people development: coaches engineers and leads; builds a culture of learning, craftsmanship, and accountability; leads effective change and handles difficult conversations when needed.
Cross-functional partnership collaborates effectively with product, QA, operations, security/risk partners, and adjacent teams to deliver integrated outcomes.
Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
Include Intentionally - Cultivates diverse teams and inclusive workplaces to expand thinking.
Live the Values - Role models our values with transparency and courage.
Enable Change - Takes action to drive change and innovation that will transform our business.
Achieve Results - Takes personal ownership to deliver results. Empowers and trusts others in decision making.
Develop the Best - Raises the bar with every talent decision and guides the achievement of all employees and customers.
Bachelors degree
5+ years of industry-relevant experience
3 years of prior management experience

Nice To Haves

Application Development
Business Management
CI/CD
Customer Solutions
Design
Group Problem Solving
IT Leadership
Java
Process Improvements
Red Hat OpenShift
Release Management
Software Solutions
User Experience (UX) Design
Agile Development
Application Delivery Process
Application Development Tools
Coaching Others
Design Thinking
IT Environment
Software Process Improvement (SPI)
System Testing

Responsibilities

Manage a group of software engineers across one or more product lines; ensure predictable delivery and operational excellence.
Own execution of the SDLC end-to-end (requirements alignment, design, build, test, release, and support), balancing delivery speed with quality and risk controls.
Establish and continuously improve engineering practices that raise code quality, reduce defects, and increase reliability (e.g., peer review, automated testing, CI/CD health).
Leads PPO engineering delivery across one or more product lines, accountable for engineering outcomes, team health, quality, and operational performance.
Drives continuous improvement in the delivery pipeline and engineering practices to improve reliability and speed-to-value.
Manages development projects, development teams and application support functions.
Oversees multiple application programming and analysis projects which include development, installation and maintenance of application programs.
Monitors and maintains adherence and compliance to quality standards on an ongoing basis.
Maximizes staff contribution through professional growth and development, to increase teamwork and more effectively meet business needs.
Analyzes applications to ensure that all systems that are developed, meet business needs and specifications.

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
a 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
between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service