Software Engineering Manager

Alstom; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Award-winning learning and development

Job summary

Alstom is seeking a full-time onsite Software Group Manager in Pittsburgh, PA. This role requires leading a talented software team, implementing best practices, and ensuring project success. Candidates should have a degree in Engineering or Computer Science, alongside strong leadership and communication skills. The position fosters innovation and provides a dynamic team environment. Join Alstom to contribute to exciting projects and enjoy flexible working conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of software engineering processes and project/program execution.
• Familiarity with project effort estimation and workload management.
• Proficiency in English at a professional level.

Responsibilities

• Implement development centre guidelines and team profiles.
• Develop and maintain domain competencies while coaching the team.
• Set clear team goals, delegate tasks, and establish deadlines.
• Provide support to team project/program execution.
• Promote Alstom values to your team.
• Continuously evaluate and develop team resources in cooperation with HR.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Software engineering processes

Agile methodologies

Organizational skills

Decision-making abilities

Adaptability to change

Education

Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

We’re looking for a full‑time onsite Software Group Manager in Pittsburgh, PA, US.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your software engineering and leadership expertise in a cutting‑edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates. You’ll lead a talented software team to deliver high‑quality solutions, ensuring repeatable performance and driving innovation. Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business—project/program management, HR, and engineering departments—coach and mentor team members, and implement best practices to achieve excellence—and much more.

Responsibilities

• Agreeing and implementing the development centre guidelines, including team profile, skills, and growth plans
• Developing and maintaining domain competences while coaching the team and growing World Class Engineering Experts
• Setting clear team goals, delegating tasks, and establishing deadlines
• Providing support to team project/program execution
• Promoting Alstom values to your team
• Continuously motivating, encouraging, evaluating, recognizing, training, and developing team resources in cooperation with HR as per approved performance evaluation processes and targets
• Deploying Process, Methods, and Tools in the Test Engineering team, while providing feedback for process reviews
• Collecting REX (Return of Experience) from execution and identifying innovation opportunities to enhance the Reference Library and share outcomes at the department level

All about you

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related scientific field.
• Experience or understanding of software engineering processes and project/program execution.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies for software execution.
• Familiarity with project effort estimation and workload management.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Open‑mindedness and adaptability to change.
• Organizational and time‑management skills.
• Mindset for continuous learning and innovation.
• Decision‑making abilities in complex scenarios.
• Proficiency in English at a professional level.

Things you'll enjoy

• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development through award‑winning learning.
• Utilise our flexible and supportive working environment.
• Knowledge of another language besides French is an asset.

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.