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Software Engineering Manager - Technical

PNC · Birmingham, AL · 1 mo ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time

Job Description

Technical Leadership (Primary Focus)

  • Serve as a hands-on technical leader, actively designing, coding, reviewing, and troubleshooting software solutions.
  • Lead the architecture and development of Java-based microservices using Spring Boot and modern API-driven patterns.
  • Drive technical standards, best practices, and code quality across the team.
  • Partner with architects and platform teams to design scalable, resilient, and secure systems.
  • Participate directly in critical technical discussions, design reviews, and complex problem solving.

People & Team Leadership

  • Manage and mentor a team of 10–15 software engineers, supporting performance, growth, and career development.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Support hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning in alignment with technology and business needs.
  • Provide clear direction, coaching, and feedback while empowering engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.

Communication & Technical Influence

  • Collaborate effectively with product managers, designers, QA, DevOps, and other engineers.
  • Clearly communicate technical designs, risks, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Participate actively in sprint planning, estimation, and delivery commitments.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and guidance.
  • Act as a role model for engineering best practices and professional behavior.

Qualifications

  • Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role.
  • Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licenses needed to be successful in this position.
  • Preferred Skills: Application Development, Business Management, Customer Solutions, Design, Group Problem Solving, Hands-On Leadership, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Solutions, Team Management, Technical Leadership, Technology Leadership, User Experience (UX) Design.
  • Competencies: Agile Development, Application Delivery Process, Application Development Tools, Coaching Others, Design Thinking, IT Environment, Software Process Improvement (SPI), System Testing.
  • Roles at this level typically require a university/college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience.
  • At least 3 years of prior management experience is typically required.
  • In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job-specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.
  • Education: Bachelors.
  • Certifications: No Required Certification(s).
  • Licenses: No Required License(s).

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include:

  • 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.

To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full-time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com.

Disability Accommodations Statement

If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at AccommodationRequest@pnc.com. Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses.

Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.

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