The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of system design experience, especially in low-latency, high-throughput systems.
  • Strong technical judgment for evaluating system trade-offs and scalability.
  • In-depth understanding of performance optimization, particularly in fraud detection systems.
  • Experience with data platforms focusing on streaming, event-driven architectures, and rule engines.
  • Minimum of 5 years in a managerial role guiding technical teams.

Responsibilities

  • Manage software engineering teams across various product lines.
  • Lead talent management, focusing on recruiting, mentoring, and fostering a culture of learning.
  • Encourage the adoption of innovative technologies and sound architectural practices.
  • Promote continuous improvement and share best practices within the team.
  • Ensure alignment of engineering capabilities with the organization’s fraud strategy.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and prescription coverage, including a Health Savings Account option.
  • 401(k) with PNC match and pension plan for retirement savings.
  • Flexible paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and parental leave.
  • Educational assistance programs that may cover certain qualifications completely.
  • Robust wellness program with financial incentives and support for family care needs.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer Manager within PNC's Fraud Engineering organization, you will be based in Pittsburg, PA or Cleveland, OH. Weekly time in the office is needed.

This position may not be available in all geographic areas.

Needed Experience/skills:
• System design expertise - low-latency, high-throughput, distributed systems
• Technical judgment - evaluate trade-offs, scalability, resilience
• Performance optimization - latency, locking, throughput (critical in fraud decisioning)
• Data platform understanding - streaming, event-driven flows, rule engines

The Fraud Software Engineering Manager leads engineering teams responsible for designing, building, and operating scalable fraud technology solutions that protect customers and align to business and risk objectives. This role drives end to end delivery across the software development lifecycle using Agile practices, ensuring work is prioritized, risks and dependencies are managed, and outcomes are delivered with quality and predictability.

The manager provides technical leadership to ensure solutions are secure, resilient, and aligned with solution architecture, while maintaining platform health, performance, and continuous improvement. They build and develop high performing teams through coaching, clear performance expectations, and a strong culture of accountability and inclusion. Additionally, the role ensures adherence to regulatory, audit, and control requirements, promotes a quality-first mindset, and partners across product, business, and technology teams to align fraud strategy with engineering execution while driving automation, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement across the organization.

This position may be eligible for remote work in select geographic locations, subject to approval by PNC. If approved, work must be conducted from a quiet, secure, and confidential home-based workspace. Occasional in-office participation may be required based on business needs.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Job Description
  • Manage a group of software engineers/managers across multiple product lines.
  • Oversee the talent management of engineering talent, including recruiting, mentoring, and enabling a culture of learning with a focus on engineering craftsmanship.
  • Foster technological innovation, ensuring adoption of current trends, capabilities, and practices emerging in the market. Encourage sound technology choices are made and drive innovative technology architecture and solution design.
  • Identify issues, share best practices, and drive continuous improvement.


PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:
  • 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.


Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.

Preferred Skills
Application Development, Business Management, Customer Solutions, Data Management Platform (DMP), Design, Group Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Solutions, System Designs, User Experience (UX) Design

Competencies
Agile Development, Application Development Tools, Coaching Others, Continuous Learning, Design Thinking, Emerging Technologies, Influencing, Innovation

Work Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree. Higher level education such as a Masters degree, PhD, or certifications is desirable. Industry experience is typically 8+ years. At least 5 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)

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $123,200.00 - $228,000.00

Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.

Application Window

Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 06/15/2026, although it may be longer with business discretion.

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help 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.

In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: 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.

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

About The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc

PNC is a financial service company providing bank deposit products and services to its community. The company assets (as of December 31, 2011) of approximately $271.2 billion. PNC operations include a regional banking franchise operating primarily in nineteen states and the District of Columbia with more than 2,700 branches, online and mobile services together with 7,400 ATM machines, specialized financial businesses serving companies and government entities, and asset management and processing businesses.

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