Dir. Software Engineering
UKG · Seattle, WA
$163,900–$270,883from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A first-line engineering director role responsible for leading a team of software engineers building and maintaining large-scale platform services. Day-to-day work spans hands-on architectural guidance, code reviews, roadmap planning, sprint execution, and team performance management. Suited to someone with a strong software development background who has already moved into people management and technical leadership.
Senior level · 8+ years · National · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No work location is specified in the posting; the CBSA and state fields are left blank. The role may be remote or at one of UKG's offices, but the JD does not say.
The title is 'Director, Software Engineering,' which conventionally maps to a Principal-level advertised seniority. However, the actual scope — first-line manager of a single engineering team with 8+ years total experience required — is consistent with a Senior-level role on the management ladder, not a true org-wide authority.
The degree requirement is set to None: the JD accepts 'equivalent practical experience' in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, and the Master's/PhD is listed only under Preferred Qualifications.
Programming language expertise (C, C++, C#, .NET, Python, Java, JavaScript) is listed as a hard requirement but framed as 'one or more' from the list; the primary skill captures C with the full set of alternatives.
CI/CD pipelines appear in the required section only as 'understand CI/CD pipelines' (comprehension, not hands-on tooling), and are also listed under Preferred Qualifications — treated as preferred overall.
Cloud platform experience (Azure, AWS, GCP) appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
GitHub Copilot ('CoPilot') is mentioned in the responsibilities narrative as an example of a best practice to leverage, not as a gated requirement.
UKG explicitly states it cannot offer sponsorship for this position.
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