Software Engineering Manager

** Position Overview*
* 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.

- Advanced Java

- Microservices and Open Shift / 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

Engineering Leadership & Delivery

- 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).

Required Technical

Qualifications:

- 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 Dev Ops 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.

Soft Skills & Leadership Behaviors

- 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.

Scope / Impact

- 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.

PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for…