Software Development Engineer IV- at ManpowerGroup
Greenwood Village, CO
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Jul 20, 2026
Greenwood Village, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior software engineering role embedded within cybersecurity and application development teams, focused on designing, building, testing, and maintaining complex systems and applications. Day-to-day work involves running vulnerability scans with tools like Sonatype, Fortify, and Web Inspect, remediating findings in Java-based codebases, and leading technical project tasks. Suits experienced Java developers with a background in microservices, REST APIs, and secure software practices.
Senior level · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 140 people in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 40–210
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $140,636 (middle half $126,359–$175,118).
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 (7)
The posting lists no pay range despite a 'Pay Range:' label — compensation figures were not provided.
The role is contract-to-hire per the 'Potential for contract-to-hire opportunities' language; classified as Contract accordingly.
The title 'Software Development Engineer IV-' carries a numeric level (IV) but no standard seniority word; the title states no level because 'IV' does not map cleanly to a standard band label in the title framing alone. The actual scope (leading technical aspects, resource allocation, advanced vulnerability management) supports a Senior classification.
The role sits between Software Developers (15-1252) and Information Security Analysts (15-1212) — the primary work is Java/application development with a significant security-tooling (SAST/DAST scanning) component. Software Developers was chosen as primary given the explicit development, testing, and maintenance duties.
Spring Boot is listed alongside 'Spring/Spring Boot' in the requirements; emitted as a single Spring Boot skill since Spring Boot is the more specific and commonly referenced tool.
Azure DevOps (AZDO) is listed as the primary agile ticketing system; alternatives reflect other common agile/ticketing platforms.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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