Engineering Manager, Software Development
PitchBook Data · Seattle, WA
$240,000–$280,000from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on engineering management role leading one or more full-stack software development teams building distributed, microservices-based products. The position spans technical direction, code and design review, roadmap delivery, and people management — including performance reviews, mentorship, and cross-team collaboration. Candidates should have a background in Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript/React, and cloud-scale architectures, with prior direct management experience.
Senior level · 5+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 250 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 190–320
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $219,401 (middle half $175,322–$306,147). 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 (9)
This role is a genuine hybrid of people management and hands-on technical work. The JD explicitly requires direct management responsibilities (2+ years), annual employee reviews, and team leadership, which drove the 11-3021 classification; however, it also hard-gates on hands-on coding/design in a distributed microservices architecture, making 15-1252 a credible runner-up.
The title 'Engineering Manager, Software Development' carries no seniority level word, so the title states no level. The scope (managing one or more teams, OKRs, roadmap ownership) is consistent with a Senior-band manager rather than a Director-level principal.
The overall years minimum is set to 5 (the overall software development experience gate). The 2-year engineering leadership requirement and 3-year distributed microservices requirement are separately captured on the relevant skills.
The 3-year microservices requirement is stated at the role level ('3+ years hands-on coding and delivering services… as part of a large-scale distributed microservices architecture') and is treated as a years demanded on the microservices skill.
Spring Boot is listed as an alternative to Spring Framework because the JD names both together as a single requirement ('Spring Framework (including Spring Boot)').
REST and gRPC are listed as alternatives under one skill because the JD presents them as interchangeable options ('REST / gRPC').
JavaScript, React/Angular/Vue, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Copilot/Claude, and Microsoft Office all appear under the 'Desired skills' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
The JD mentions Kafka and cloud technologies in the role narrative/context section, not in the required skills block, so they are treated as preferred.
A 15% target annual bonus is noted in addition to the $240,000–$280,000 base salary range but is not captured in the compensation fields, which reflect base salary only.
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