Manager, Software Development & Engineering

McKesson; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team modernizing a critical enterprise platform in Columbus, OH. You will guide engineers through transforming a legacy system into a scalable, reliable solution while partnering with Architecture, Product, Security, and business stakeholders.

You will foster accountability, implement modern software practices, and recruit/top-talent to build a high-performing team focused on quality, delivery speed, and long-term sustainability.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software engineering as noted in the posting.
• 4+ years developing software solutions with measurable impact.
• 2+ years as a contributing leader or manager on technical teams.
• 3+ years working in agile processes and practices.
• Experience with AI-driven development tooling (Claude, Copilot) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers through a platform modernization effort.
• Establish engineering best practices, CI/CD, testing, and observability.
• Partner with Architecture, Product, Security, and stakeholders to balance reliability and innovation.
• Drive target-state architecture and technical strategy for a legacy system modernization.
• Recruit, retain, and grow engineering talent with clear career development.
• Balance technical priorities with delivery commitments and team growth.

Skills

Software engineering

Software development

Engineering leadership

Agile methodologies

AI tooling (Claude, Copilot)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for the modernization and next evolution of a critical enterprise platform. This leader will guide engineers through the transformation of a legacy application into a scalable, maintainable, and resilient platform that supports future business needs.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical leadership, product delivery experience, and people management skills to drive platform modernization initiatives, establish engineering best practices, and build a high-performing software engineering team. They will partner closely with Architecture, Product, Security, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions that balance innovation, reliability, and long-term sustainability.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers through a significant platform modernization effort.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, technical excellence, and knowledge sharing.
• Support engineers in adopting modern development practices and tools that improve productivity, software quality, and delivery speed.
• Recruit and retain engineering talent while creating clear growth and development opportunities.
• Balance technical priorities, delivery commitments, and team development needs.

Technical Leadership

• Drive the modernization and re-architecture of a legacy enterprise platform.
• Partner with engineers and architects to define target-state architecture and technical strategy.
• Guide teams through complex technical decisions and tradeoffs involving scalability, maintainability, reliability, and security.
• Champion modern software engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability.
• Establish standards for software quality, code review, testing, and operational excellence.
• Encourage effective use of modern engineering tooling to accelerate development, testing, validation, and troubleshooting activities.

Priority will be given to candidates who reside in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan area.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role presently or in the future.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 6+ years of professional experience and 2 years of supervisory experience.

Critical Skills

• 6+ years in software engineering.
• 4+ years developing software solutions.
• 2+ years as a contributing leader or manager on technical teams, or equivalent lead-level experience.
• 3+ years working in agile processes.
• AI driven development tooling (Claude and ChatGPT)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams through platform modernization or large-scale application transformation initiatives.
• Experience building and supporting cloud-based enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of modern software architecture patterns and engineering best practices.
• Familiarity with contemporary developer productivity tools and AI-assisted engineering workflows.
• Experience enabling teams that leverage tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar technologies within established development and quality practices.
• Experience mentoring engineers in the responsible and effective use of new development technologies.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$110,300 - $183,800

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) [e-mail] or (Canada) [e-mail]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

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